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takoto

1. (verb) (-ria) to lie down, lie, lay, lie in the future, in prospect.

Ko ngā putiputi nei he roimata nō tātou mō rātou mā e takoto mai rā i ngā marae o ngā iwi kē (TTT 1/4/1927). / These flowers were our tears for those who lie on the battle fields of other nationalities.

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Synonyms: reimana, panga, tahupera, rūkahu, whakateka, teka, tito, tipatipa, tīpapa, kōrero teka, kēā, horihori, hori, pūkei, rūpahu, hāwatewate, pūkai, paraparau, patu taringa, kōrero parau, papahu


2. (noun) layout, topography.

Ka tahuri a Te Hōtereni ki te patapatai i te āhua, i te takoto o te tuawhenua o Te Waipounamu (TTR 1990:200). / Shortland began questioning him about the geography of the interior of the South Island.

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3. (noun) body and extended arm's length - a traditional unit of measurement, measured from the foot to the hand of an extended arm and usually measured along the ground.

Ka oti te takutaku ka tukua te teka kia rere, kātahi ka rere, whakaaweawe ki runga, aua rawa atu ki runga, kātahi anō ka ahu te uru o te teka ki te whenua, tau noa atu e toru tekau takoto te mataratanga i ā ētahi katoa (JPS 1925:313). / When he had completed the ritual chant he launched the dart and it flew a great distance upwards then the head of the dart turned toward the earth and it fell thirty takoto beyond all the others.

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