aukati

Maori

Etymology

From kati (“close, shut”, verb).

Verb

aukati (passive aukatia or aukatihia or aukatingia)(transitive)

  1. to bar, restrict, prohibit, block
  2. to discriminate

Derived terms

  • aukatinga (“restriction”)

Noun

aukati

  1. barrier, boundary, roadblock
  2. discrimination

Adjective

aukati

  1. exclusive, discriminatory

Further reading

  • “aukati” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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