paki
1. (verb) to proclaim, publish, spread a report.
Synonyms: kauwhau, kauhau, tauākī, pānui, whakaputa, whakaputaputa, perehi, whakakawenata, tā
2. (noun) yarn, story, joke, anecdote, gossip, scandal.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 122-126;)
Ko ētahi he kōrero paki, he kōrero whakangahau (HM 1/1992). / Some are yarns, entertaining stories
E rua tau e utua ana tāna tuhituhi auaha i tāwāhi - kotahi noa iho te paki poto i oti mai. Koirā i puta ai te kupu a ētahi, 'he nui te ngaromanga, he iti te putanga'. / For two years his creative writing was paid overseas - just one short story was completed. That's why some said, 'a long time missing for little result'.
Synonyms: kōrero whakakata, kōrero paki, pakiwaitara, whakatara, kārikarika, whakatara, pakitara, māteatea, tara, tarawau, heitara
