raka - yonder, over there; agile; lock
Raka (i) = ra (i), ad. There. Ka titiro atu te ruruhi ra ki te ataahua mai o te wahine raka (T. 164). Koia raka tana patu (T. 19).
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Raka (ii), v.i. 1. Be entangled. Ka raka oku waewae, ka hinga au.
2. Ache from weariness.
raraka. 1. v.t. Entangle.
2. a. Impending, imminent; used of ills likely to happen or difficult to avoid. He mate raraka.
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Raka (iii). 1. a. Agile, adept. He kotahi na Tane-whare-rangi, e raka te maui, e raka te katau. (A proverbial expression for an ambidextrous person.) Whitiwhiti rua te hapai o te rakau, ka whiti kai te maui, ka raka kai te katau (S.).
2. v.i. Go, spread abroad. Ka whanatu au, ka piki i a koe na; ka whanatu au ka raka i a koe na (M. 344). Te ingoa ka raka ki tawhiti.—E raka nga waewae ki runga te taumata (M.M. 176).
whakaraka. 1. v.i. Walk, step out. Whakaakona te tamaiti kia whakaraka.
2. Perform ceremonies connected with the tohi rite. Me whakaraka koe ki te wai o Mapuna, me tohi atu koe ki te tohi o aitua (S.). Whakaraka te whatu waka, the name of a spell in connection with that rite.
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Raka (iv). —
rakaraka. 1. v.t. Scratch, scrape.
2. n. Implement to scratch with, rake, harrow.
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