Rumaki. 1. v.t. Immerse, duck in the water, drown. Ka rumaki a Ruatapu i te hokowhitu ra, a mate katoa. Used of ceremonial immersion. Ao ake te ra katahi ka ka te pure; katahi ka rumakina te wahine ki te wai.
2. Bury. Ka patua te taua e Te Kea, ka rumakina a Pa-i-te-rangi ki roto ki te repo.—Ka rumakina te ahua o te hau o te tangata ki te take o te ahurewa.
3. Plant kumara, etc.
4. v.i. Stoop, bow. Ka rumaki tonu te pane ki raro ki te hoe (T. 144).
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5. Disappear below the horizon, set, as heavenly bodies. Ka rumaki Matariki (M. 346). The pass. rumakina is also used in the same sense.
6. n. Basket of seed potatoes.
rumakanga, n. Immersion.
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