2. (noun) platform, floor, deck.
Ina ka noho ki rō whare, ko tāna mahi i tino rawe ai he takoto noa mai i te raho o te whare ki mua i te ahi, kānewha ai (TTR 1998:170). / When she was indoors the thing she really liked to do was to lie on the floor of the house in front of the fire and doze.
Synonyms: kaupapa, kāraho, whatārangi, kahupapa, ahurewa, atamira, rahoraho, tūāpapa
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