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irake

Bingham

írake

n. halyard.

Sabatier

irake

n. a rope for hoisting sail, flag.
vt. irakea: to hoist, to lift up, to raise; irakea te ie: hoist up the sail.
vc. ka-irakea: to hoist, to make grow.
n. te kairake, kairaken: the growth, adolescent, youth, adolescence.

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation, Weaving and crafts