On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri mai ki taku tuara (T. 148). Tuara-matakēkē, the sections of a seine net outside the matakēkē, q.v. Tuara-wharau, roof of a shelter shed. Ana, me he tuara-wharau ki te waha mai i nga ika tauraki kua maroke (J. xx, 21).

2. Ally, support. Ka mea mai ratou ko au hei korero i te tuatahi, ko ratou hei tuara moku (W.M. viii, 76).

3. v.t. Assist. Hoatu, tuaratia to teina.

whakatuara, ad. Backwards. Ko korua anake e haere whakatuara; ko au e kore.

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