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motika

Bingham

mótika

vt. break, break off, settle, decide, termonate.
n. a decision, a breaking off, a settlement.

Sabatier

motika

vt. to break off, to interrupt, to break.
fig. to decide, to regulate.

motika1

idiom.
  • motiki taekan te: to decide about, to pass judgement on.
  • motiki ana taeka: to give one's word, to promise.