raku
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to scratch, scrape.
He kohukohu te kai o te renetia, kei ngā toka i te whenua e piri ana taua taru, mā taua kurī anō e keri i te wāhi e ngaro ana i te huka, ko ōna haone me ōna waewae hei raku (TWMNT 2/7/1873:74). / The food of the reindeer is moss and that vegetation clings to the rocks in that land. That animal digs for it in places hidden by the snow using its horns and legs to scratch.
Synonyms: haehae, tiwha, riwha, nanatu, hae, rapi, rarapi, hārau, rapirapi, rakaraka, raraku, tīwani, honihoni, kauhoro, wharowharo, tuakuku, kowani, rakuraku, weku, hākuku, whawharo, tahitahi, waruwaru, okoi, kaku, waku, wakuwaku, pākēkē, waru, wani, harakuku, hāro
