orotā
1. (verb) to be exterminated, utterly consumed, voracious, destructive, wreak havoc.
E ai ki tētahi kōrero, ka orotā i a Ngārara Huarau te takiwā o Waimārama i mua i tōna haerenga kia kite i tōna tuahine a Pari-ka-whiti i Te Wairarapa (Te Ara 2011). / According to one story, Ngārara Huarau wreaked havoc first in the district of Waimārama before visiting his sister, Pari-ka-whiti, in the Wairarapa.
2. (noun) destruction, obliteration, annihilation, demolition.
He rite te wai ki te ahi, arā, he oranga kei roto ka haere ngātahi me te orotā (Te Ara 2011). / Water is like fire, it is life-giving but goes hand in hand with destruction.
Synonyms: tinei, whakangaro, whakangaromanga
