1. (loan) (noun) stallion, boar, ram, male animal (four-legged).
He hōiho pai rawa taua hōiho, ko ōna uri kāore e taea e ngā tāriana katoa o Ahuriri nei te kaha, me te nunui (TW 17/11/1877:443). / That is an excellent horse and none of the stallions of Napier can match the strength and size of its progeny.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
