matakai
Bingham
mæ/takai
va. skilled in avoiding a sudden thrust, wary.
mæ/takai
n. fish.
Sabatier
matakai
n. a fish.
matakai1
n. the two sticks at ends of fishing net (in fishing called ruanuna). (S.).
n. opening in fish trap (ma).
matakai2
a. clever to ward off blows, clear sighted.
vc. ka-matakaia: to boast of...
Goo & Banner
matakai
pr. matakai (k).
n. a species of fish (ll,k).
Topics: Fish, Fishing, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)