Turaki, v.t. 1. Throw or push down from an upright position. Ka kite i te rakau e tu ana, ka turakina e ia, ka amohia mai (T. 45).
2. Overthrow, subdue. Te mata ihia e riri mai ra, e, e nguha mai ra, ka turakina (Of calming the sea) (M. 378).
turakanga, n. 1. Act, circumstance, etc., of throwing down.
2. Some ceremony connected with childbirth; perhaps = tūā-pana. Ka kukune te wahine, katahi ka haere a Ihenga ki te whakangau kiwi mo te turakanga o tana wahine.—Tena tokotoko ka tu, ka tu i tenei ata, i te ata o tenei turakanga (From a tuapana) (M. 353).
turaturaki, v.t. Throw down a number of things.
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