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raki

1. (stative) be dried up, dry, parched, dehydrated, arid.

Kua raki ana kai i te rā. / His food has dried out from the sun.

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Synonyms: pakupaku, waikore, tūpākākā


2. (modifier) dry, dried up.

Otirā he tau raki tēnei ki ngā wāhi katoa o te ao, kātahi anō te raumati i tino pūkākā ai te rā ki Ingarani, ko tēnei (MM.TKM 31/12/1859:6). / But this is a dry year throughout the world. In England, this has been one of the hottest summers ever.

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3. (modifier) northern.

He pari katoa i ia taha o te maunga nei. Kaua ki te taha raki (HP 1991:28). / There are cliffs on each side of this mountain, except on the northern side.

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Synonyms: nōta, tokerau, marangai, hauraro, whakararo, tiu, tūāraki, muri


4. (noun) drought.

Otirā ināianei kua tīmata anō rātou ki te hanga waikeri hei kawe mai i te wai o ngā maunga hei whakamākūkū i ngā māra ina ka puta he raki ki te whenua (KO 20/11/1886:5). / But now they have again begun to build canals to bring the water of the mountains to irrigate the gardens when droughts occur.

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5. (noun) north.

I te ngutuawa o Waihao ki te raki tā rātou hōpuni mahinga tuna (TTR 1990:200). / At the mouth of the Waihao River, to the north, was their eeling camp.

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