makamaka. 1. v.t. Throw about.
2. Cast a glance. Makamaka rua taku titiro te rae o Kaiwaru (S.).
3. Recite incantations. Kia ata makamaka i te kupu, kei mahue. Makamaka rimu, perform a rite to remove tapu after a voyage. Ka u mai taua tangata ki uta, ka tangohia e ia te rimu o te moana ka makamaka, ara ka karakia, a ka whiua atu ki te moana, koinei te makamaka rimu.
4. a. —— Tawhiti makamaka, a trap for rats, etc.
5. n. Ackama rosaefolia, a small tree.
6. Lygodium articulatum, a fern.
Williams Dictionary
