reta
1. (loan) (noun) letter, correspondence.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 83-86;)
Kua tae mai ki a mātou te reta a Tamihana Te Waitatakina, o te 27 o Hānuere, e whakaatu mai ana, ka nui te wēra o tēnei tau (TW 12/2/1875:9). / We have received the letter of Thompson Waitatakina, of 27th January, informing us of the abundance of whales this season.
Synonyms: pukapuka
2. (loan) (noun) letter (of the alphabet).
I kīia ai te reo Ingarihi e te Māori he reo kihi. I kihi ai nā ngā reta s, c, g, p, t (RK 1994:47). / Māori say that the English language is an indistinct language, because of the letters s, c, g, p and t.
