Āka (ii), v.t. Clean off, scrape away. Ko te iwi o Kahuparoro ki te koko i te aruhe, ko te iwi o Rakaihikuroa ki te aka i te pei o te aruhe.
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Aka (i), n. Long and thin roots of trees or plants. Kei hopu tou ringa ki te aka taepa, engari kia mau ki te aka matua (T. 48).
Aka o tuwhenua, and aka o te whenua (M. 289), a proverbial expression for fern root. He aruhe, ko te aka o tuwhenua, ko te kai e ora ai te tangata (M. 141).
2. Metrosideros albiflora and M. perforata, climbing plants.
3. Vine of any climbing plant; hence occurring in the names of many climbers.
akaaka. 1. n. Fibrous roots.
2. a. Having fibrous roots.
3. n. State of turmoil, Kei te akaaka nga rangi tuhaha.
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Aka (ii) (Tahu.) = anga, q.v. Ka kohitia te aka o te pupu, ka whakapiri ki o raua kanohi (Tr. vii, 43). Ko nga huruhuru o te upoko, koia te aka (Tr. vii, 40).
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