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kakapa - flutter; throb

Kakapa. ‖ kapa.

Williams Dictionary

kakapa, v.i. 1. Throb, palpitate. Te tau o taku ate e kakapa tonu nei (M. 256). Ko te uma kakapa ana, ano e ru ana te whenua (Pi. 133, 11).

2. Flutter, quiver. E rongo ana koe i te manu e kakapa mai ra ? (T. 146). E kakapa ana te rau o te taiaha te mau taka ki te whenua. Used also of the quivering of the hands in a haka.

Williams Dictionary

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