takitaki
1. (verb) (-na) to avenge, take revenge, take vengeance, look for.
I a ia e patu ana i ngā aruhe hei ō mō te taua takitaki i te mate o tana tamaiti, ka whakahuatia e ia tana tangi (NM 1928:33). / While she was pounding the fern root as food for the war party seeking to avenge the death of her child, she chanted her lament.
Synonyms: haha, kimi, ārohi, whai, whakarapu, rapa, rapurapu, raparapa, kimikimi, rapu, hāhau
2. (verb) (-na) to recite, quote.
4. (modifier) guiding, leading.
He tipua takitaki ngā momo tohorā nō ngā waka i heke mai ki Aotearoa (A 2013). / Whales were guardians that guided the canoes that migrated to Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Synonyms: hautū, whakahaere tikanga, arahanga, whakataki, aporei
5. (noun) song.
Ka pīroria taua pīrori, ka whakahuatia anō tōna takitaki koia tēnei ngā kupu o taua takitaki (White 5 1888:38). / When that toy hoop was rolled along his song was also sung and these are the words of the song.
