Results for 'akiaki'
akiaki - to urge, encourage, incite
Akiaki, n. Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, red-billed gull. = tarapunga.
Williams Dictionary
akiaki, v.t. Urge on. Kei te akiaki a Tamatea-a-moa, “Tikina a tatou tangata totoia mai, patua” (W. iii, 61).
Williams Dictionary
I auau tā mātou akiaki i a ia kia whakaoti i tana tuhinga roa
We frequently urged him to finish his thesis
Hei akiaki, hei poipoi i a koe i tēnei hīkoi, i tēnei haerenga.
To encourage and nurture you on this journey, on this path.
Ka whakahu ake rātou, ka akiaki iho te waha.
They shouted up, and the voice protested from above.
