whakapakaru
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to break, smash, rupture, shatter.
Ā, nō tā rātou meatanga i tēnei, he mano tini ngā ika i mau i a rātou: ka whakapakaru tā rātou kupenga (PT Ruka 5:6). / And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
Synonyms: pākarukaru, pakaru, whaturama
2. (verb) (-hia) to break, make the voice go high.
Kāre e kaha ana te āhua o te puta o te kupu nā te mea he mōhio nōna kaua e whakapakaruhia tana waha mēnā ia kei te kōrero (Wh4 2004:73). / The production of the words will not be powerful because he knows not to break his voice if he is speaking.
3. (noun) falsetto, high-pitch voice.
Ko te whakapakaru o te waha kei te haere tonu te mea rongo atu koe kua teitei te waha, koirā te whakapakaru (Wh4 2004:73). / The 'whakapakaru' of the voice is when what you are hearing continues but the voice is high pitched, that's the 'whakapakaru' (falcetto).
