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Maori
Etymology
whaka- + taka
Verb
whakataka
- to drop, toss off, cause to fall, throw down, depose, overthrow, abdicate
Nō te hokinga ki Ingarangi ka kite ia i te hē; kua aro atu te whakaaro o tōna teina, o Hoani, ki a Piripi o Parani kia whakataka i a Rīhari ki raro.- When he returned to England he saw the problem; his younger brother, John, had joined with Philip of France to depose Richard.
- to prepare
I tukuna atu te waiata nei e Te Rauparaha ki a Te Āti Awa, i a ia e whakataka ana ki te pakanga.- Te Rauparaha sent this song to Te Āti Awa when he was preparing for battle.
- to muster, assemble, gather
Ka whakatakaia mai te taua a Waikato hei patu i te rangatira o Ngāti Ruanui.- Waikato assembled an army to kill the chief of Ngāti Ruanui.
- to turn, deviate, divert
Whakataka tō hau ki te tonga kia mākinakina i uta, kia mātaratara i tai.- Divert your wind to the south so that it is intensely cold inland and piercingly cold at sea.
- to take a circuitous route
E haere ana rātou, inamata e whakataka ana te ara konihi a Te Puhi-huia rātou ko ngā hoa.- They are going, but immediately Te Puhi-huia and her companions take a circuitous route along a path avoiding observation.
- surround, encircle
Kātahi te hokowhitu rā ka whakataka i taua whare.- Then that war-party surrounded the house.
Modifier
whakataka
- preparatory
- He mea kura anō hoki a Tiaki ki tētahi kura whakataka, kura tūmataiti tae noa ki te wā i tekau mā whā tōna pakeke.
- Tiaki was educated at a private preparatory school until he was 14.
Noun
whakataka
- preparation
He nui te whakataka a ngā Hāmoa mō te rā e tae atu ai a Smythe.- There was much preparation by the Samoans for the day that Smythe would arrive.
- assembly, muster, gathering, expedition
Kua kōrerotia i te whakaupoko te whakataka a Te Kakatarau.- The raising of a war-party by Te Kakatarau is mentioned in the headnote.
- director, chief, administrator, controller, leader
Ko wai hei whakataka mō tātou ka mate ana ngā rangatira o nāianei?- Who will be a leader for us when today's chiefs die?
- whakataka, Corokia macrocarpa (a shrub or tree to 6 m tall with stout branches and dark, rough bark. Leaves are leathery and shiny on top with white tomentum underneath. Petals are bright yellow and drupes yellow, dark red to black.)