taka
1. (verb) to range, roam at large, move about.
Kātahi ka kitea atu te rangapū tāngata nei e taka ana mai i raro i ngā rākau (NM 1926:10). / Then the group of people were seen moving about under the trees.
Synonyms: tahawhenua, nekeneke, whakatakataka, whēkoi, nukunuku, takiwātanga, taupae, tau, whānui, ripa, takataka
2. (verb) to come round - as a date or period of time.
Kei te taka mai ngā rā e mahia nuitia ai e te Pākehā te mahi whakamaroke me te mahi tini i te paramu me ērā atu huarākau (TP 12/1905:7). / The days are approaching when Pākehā will be busy drying and canning plums and other fruit.
3. (verb) to be completely encircled.
Ka awheo te marama ka taka (W 1971:25). / The moon is completely encircled by a halo.
