apa - layer; level
Āpā = apāha, conj. If. Apa he mea hopu nau, engari he mea tomo a whare.—Ehara te toa patu tangata, he toa pahekeheke; apa he toa ahu whenua, he toa pumau (P.). ‖ apaia, apano, apanoa.
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Apa (i) 1. n. Slave. Ka whakaorangia etahi hei apa, hei mahi.
2. Company of workmen or slaves. He apa matou no Hongi. = apārangi.
3. v.t. Seek. I apaia e au ki roto o Ngaruroro.—Ko etahi e apa kai, apa wahie.
apaapa, n. Heap. apaapa wahie.
whakaapaapa, v.t. Stack.
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Apa (ii), n. Spirit of one dead visiting or inspiring a medium. No te apa a Paraharaha a Hare. (It does not appear to apply to the medium.) = apahau. ‖ J. vii, 125; ix, 199.
apaapa, n. (? Connected with above.) Whakamau te titiro ki te apaapa tapu (M. 347). Kahore taku apaapa i konei hei whakauru i a au, hei whakatika i a au.
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Apa (iii), n. Fold, layer. Aparua, twofold, double, of a garment. Apatahi, single.
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