uta
1. (verb) (-ina) to load on, put on.
I muri iho i tēnei ka utaina he manga rākau kokonati ki runga i te hāngī (TP 8/1902:7). / After this branches from the coconut tree are loaded onto the hāngī.
Synonyms: mau, whakatū, whakamaumau
2. (noun) loading, export, import, contribution.
Ka tuhia ko ērā i mua, kia pai ai te uta mai o ā Hemana (M 2006:256). / Those will be recorded first so as to clear the way for Hemana's contribution.
Synonyms: whakauta
