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otinga

1. (noun) conclusion, end, completion.

I muri i te otinga o tērā mahi kātahi anō ngā tāngata ka haere atu ki uta (JPS 1957:231). / After the completion of that task then at last the people went ashore.

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2. (noun) result, solution, product, quotient, answer.

Hei whakatauira, me whakarōpū ngā ākonga o te kura i runga anō i ō rātou pakeke ka tahi, ka whakarōpū i runga anō i te tae o ngā kanohi ka rua, ka whakaatu ai i ngā otinga o ēnei whakatairitenga e rua ki ngā momo whakaaturanga e tika ana (Pa 1996:145). / As a model, firstly, the pupils of the school should be grouped according to their ages and, secondly, group them according to the colour of the eyes. Then show the results of these two comparisons with appropriate types of presentations.

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Synonyms: hua, tukunga iho

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