raka
1. (loan) (verb) (-ina,-tia) to lock.
Synonyms: kī
2. (loan) (noun) lock, padlock.
Kātahi ka uakina te raka, ka tomo mātau ki roto i te whare (HP 1991:173). / Then the lock was opened and we entered the house.
1. (loan) (verb) (-ina,-tia) to lock.
Synonyms: kī
2. (loan) (noun) lock, padlock.
Kātahi ka uakina te raka, ka tomo mātau ki roto i te whare (HP 1991:173). / Then the lock was opened and we entered the house.
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