taketake. 1. n. Base. Ka tata mai te waka o te tane ki te taketake o te toka (Pi. 133, 11).
2. Lower point of the sail of a canoe.
3. Pole fastened to the end of a seine net to keep it extended.
4. Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, rebilled gull. = tarapunga, karehakoa, katate, makora.
5. a. Long-established, ancient, original. Ko te kainga taketake tera o Whanake.
6. Well founded, firm, lasting. So rongo taketake, established peace. Mauria mai nei ko te rongo a whare, ko te rongo taketake … ka whakaoti te riri (M. 110).
7. Certain, on good authority. Katahi matou ka rongo taketake ki nga korero mo te matenga o nga tangata o Turanga.
8. Own. He mahi taketake nana. Tākeka, a. Slovenly, of weaving. Katahi ra, takeka tonu to whatu. ‖ taheha.
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