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whakatō

1. (verb) (-hia,-kia,-ngia) to plant, introduce, insert.

E pai ana kia ruia te witi i Mei, ā, ka tika te whakatō i te kānga i Ākuhata ki ētahi whenua; ko te nuinga ia, ki muri mai nei whakatō ai (MM.TKM 1855:13). / It's fine to sow wheat in May and maize can be planted in August on some land, but the majority is planted later than that.

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See also whakatōnga

Synonyms: tanu, pou, tipu, tou, rākau, rumaki, tiri, tiritiri, kōkō, whakatōtō, whakatopatopa, marotiritiri


2. (verb) (-kia,-ngia) to cause to conceive, fertilise.

Mā te tātea o te tāne e whakatō te kākano o te wahine kia hapū ai ia (PK 2008:880). / The male's sperm fertilizes the woman's seed so that she becomes pregnant.

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3. (modifier) planting.

Kei Ōtākou, kei Ākarana, rawa anō, kua nui haere te whakaaro ki reira ki te mahi whakatō rākau (TWMNT 28/7/1874:185). / In Otago and Auckland, a large amount of attention had been given to the task of tree-planting.

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Synonyms: rerenga, rumaki, whakatōtō, whakatōnga, marotiritiri, pounga, ono, whakatiputipu


4. (noun) planting.

Tīhema. Ko ngā mahi mō tēnei marama, rite tahi ana ki ō tērā kua pahemo atu rā, arā, te mahi kāri, te whakatō purapura, te ngaki otaota, te hanga taiepa, te kāta rākau, te waruwaru i ngā hipi, me te whakamaroke i ngā tarutaru hei kai mā te hōiho (TKM.MM 16/12/1861:20). / December. The work for this month is the same as that for the one just passed, that is, working the garden, planting out seeds, weeding, erecting fences, carting wood, shearing the sheep, and making hay as food for the horses.

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