1. (verb) to form circular ripples on the surface of the water by a submerged object.
Kua kite atu ia i te wai e wiki ana. Ko te tohu tēnei kei te whakaputa ake te tohorā rā (HW 1969:133). / He had seen the water rippling in circles. This was the sign that that southern right whale was surfacing.
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.
