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.

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Synonyms: haha, kimi, ārohi, whai, whakarapu, rapa, rapurapu, raparapa, kimikimi, rapu, hāhau

2. (verb) (-na) to recite, quote.

I kī ngā mihinare kua kite kē rātou i tōna tino ū ki te whakapono, me tōna kaha ki te takitaki karaipiture (TTR 1994:116). / The missionaries said that they had seen his piety and his ability to quote scriptures.

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Synonyms: tātaku, whakataki, pānui, whakahuahua, whakahua, tapa, taki, kauhau, kauwhau

3. (verb) (-na) to lead, guide, escort, pilot.

Synonyms: paerata, whakatauira, kaiārahi, kaiurungi, taki, whaitaki, kōkiri, whakataki, tā, tātaki, huataki, arataki, ārahi, whakahaere, kaea, konumatā, whakahaere tikanga, matā

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.

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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.

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