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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KARAKIA

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PRONUNCIATION OF KARAKIA

karakia  [ˌkɑːrəˈkiːə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KARAKIA

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Karakia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KARAKIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Karakia

Karakia are Māori incantations and prayers, used to invoke spiritual guidance and protection. Karakia are generally used to increase the spiritual goodwill of a gathering, so as to increase the likelihood of a favourable outcome. They are also considered a formal greeting when beginning a ceremony. According to legend, there was a curse on the Waiapu River which was lifted when George Gage performed karakia. In the Māori religion, karakia are used to ritually cleanse the homes of the deceased after a burial. The missionary Richard Taylor gives a 19th-century view of the traditional role and scope of karakia: The word karakia, which we use for prayer, formerly meant a spell, charm, or incantation have spells suited for all circumstances - to conquer enemies, catch fish, trap rats, and snare birds, to make their kumara grow, and even to bind the obstinate will of woman; to find anything lost; to discover a stray dog; a concealed enemy; in fact, for all their wants. These karakias are extremely numerous With the nineteenth-century introduction of Christianity to New Zealand, Māori adopted karakia to acknowledge the new faith.

Definition of karakia in the English dictionary

The definition of karakia in the dictionary is a prayer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KARAKIA


Achaea
əˈkiːə
archaea
ɑːˈkiːə
heli-skier
ˈhɛlɪˌskiːə
Latakia
ˌlætəˈkiːə
Lattakia
ˌlætəˈkiːə
monoskier
ˈmɒnəʊˌskiːə
nonskier
ˌnɒnˈskiːə
seraskier
ˌseræˈskiːə
skier
ˈskiːə
trachea
trəˈkiːə
water-skier
ˈwɔːtəskiːə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KARAKIA

karaism
Karaite
Karajan
karaka
Karakoram
Karakoram Pass
Karakorum
karakul
Karamanlis
karamu
Karan
karanga
karaoke
karaoke bar

WORDS THAT END LIKE KARAKIA

amsinckia
aphakia
clarkia
Czechoslovakia
funkia
Kalmykia
Kara-Kalpakia
leucoplakia
leukoplakia
perovskia
rudbeckia
sakia
Slovakia
souvlakia
Tankia

Synonyms and antonyms of karakia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «karakia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KARAKIA

Find out the translation of karakia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of karakia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «karakia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

karakia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

karakia
570 millions of speakers

English

karakia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

karakia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

karakia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

karakia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

karakia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

karakia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

karakia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karakia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

karakia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

karakia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

karakia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karakia
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

karakia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

karakia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्किया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karakia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

karakia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

karakia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

karakia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

karakia
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

karakia
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

karakia
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

karakia
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

karakia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of karakia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KARAKIA»

The term «karakia» is regularly used and occupies the 90.411 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KARAKIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «karakia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «karakia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KARAKIA»

Discover the use of karakia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to karakia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and ...
Together with the tapu and mana of the child's ancestors, which are present at conception, these life forces are vital essences for the human being (Henare 2001, 207–210). Karakia and Makutu Ceremonies Religious rituals play an important ...
Mariko Namba Walter, Eva Jane Neumann Fridman, 2004
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Nga Iwi O Tainui: The Traditional History of the Tainui People
I te whakaoranga a tana tamaiti i a ia, ka tae a Mania-tiemi ko nga karakia o te mata-taketake, ka aakona ki a Ika-taamure. I muri tata mai ka mate a Mania-tiemi, aa, no reira i tiimata mai ai te mana 32. 4 0 nga karakia a Ika-taamure. I te mana o ...
Bruce Biggs, 1995
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Culture Speaks: Cultural Relationships and Classroom Learning
A teacher from School 1 discussed the effect of karakia on the students: Most of the students in the whanau room have close contacts with tikanga. They are used to karakia being at the start and finish of an activity. Along with this action ...
Russell Bishop, Mere Berryman, 2006
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Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values
On a very practical level the tohunga was required to be able to recite appropriate karakia with confidence and authority. Some tohunga, such as Sir James Henare and Henare Tuwhangai, began their training in a whare wananga at a very ...
Hirini Moko Mead, Sidney M. Mead, 2003
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Magical Arrows: The Maori, the Greeks, and the Folklore of ...
defeat to the differentiating of the karakia with which Tu will control his brothers: Na reira i whakanoatia ai ona tuakana, a ka wehewehea i reira ana karakia, he karakia ano mo Tane-mahuta, mo Tangaroa ano tona, mo Rongo-matane ano ...
Gregory Allen Schrempp, 1992
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The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions
Kore; muri iho mo Te-Maku ,- muri iho ka akona ko nga karakia me nga mea tapu mo Rangi. KO aua karakia nei, he mea ako a pan noa te marama kotahi i te akonga i enei, a i taua marama kotahi, ka hoki hokia ano te ako i aua tini mea, kia  ...
John White, 2011
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Nga Waka O Nehera: The First Voyaging Canoes
There were nine karakia used during the voyage to ensure a safe passage. The following is a list remembered by Te Ao-te-rangi, and recorded in Tainui. A karakia for the gods to disclose danger. A karakia for the gods to give favourable winds ...
Jeff Evans, 2009
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Pūtea Whakairo: Māori and the Written Word
... places mentioned in these documents are panga titl (muttonbirding grounds), pa, ngahere (forests), parae (undulating land), hamuti (latrines), karakia (prayers) , tohu (signs), rua koiwi (burial caves) and taumata (resting places or lookouts).
Bradford Haami, 2004
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Rere Atu, Taku Manu!: Discovering History, Language, and ...
The most important part of this episode is two karakia. First Kahukura chants a karakia to make the kumara rain down into the canoe: The digging stick, the great rain, the long rain, The rain with hailstones, the stinging rain .... and then another  ...
Jenifer Curnow, Ngapare Kaihine Hopa, Jane McRae, 2002
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Atiu: An Island Community
As was the normal procedure, the priest whose duty it was to pronounce the Karakia (incantation) for the new Ariki, would appear on the investiture marae in all the dignity of his title, brandishing his spear as he approached the new chief in  ...
Ngatupuna Kautai & 7 others, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KARAKIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term karakia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dead whale named, blessed, buried
... the job and worked on getting the bones out. We had a karakia and named it Waiora before burying the remains and bones," Mr Kitchen said. «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
2
Feud over 'racist' peak
... and Ngai Tahu representative Jeff Mahuika, went to Agassiz Glacier where the ice sheet had its name ceremonially removed after a karakia. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Off on an adventure
Once seated, the karakia (prayer) begins. Maori elders sit in the front row, with the younger members sitting respectfully and attentively behind. «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
4
South Island glacier "un-named" in Maori ceremony
Mahuika offered a karakia blessing to symbolically un-name the glacier and cleanse it of its association with Dr Agassiz. Huber has been living ... «Newstalk ZB, Jul 15»
5
Napier woman pleads guilty following a botched grocery heist in …
Napier woman Karakia Watson pleaded guilty to charges of shoplifting, careless driving causing injury and driving while suspended following a ... «All About Hawke's Bay, Jul 15»
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Grocery heist car crash earns Napier woman five months in jail
Karakia Watson walked into the Countdown supermarket in Nawton, Hamilton, on the morning of September 29 last year, filled two large ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
7
Brownie the chicken killed in attack on kindy
The kindy held a special service as the children held hands and carried Brownie's body up to her gravesite at the kindy before reciting a karakia ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
8
Māori ceremony 'un-names' New Zealand glacier
There, Mr Mahuika offered a karakia blessing to symbolically un-name and cleanse the glacier of its association with Dr Agassiz. The glacier ... «Massey News, Jun 15»
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Name change caution urged
It became known as a place of learning and karakia (prayer). After spending five years as a missionary assigned to the Hauraki district, he went ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
10
Paora Joseph aims to dispel myths about suicide in new film
He said it would be there that karanga, waiata and karakia would meld into a single goodbye to all those who had taken their own lives. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Karakia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/karakia>. May 2024 ».
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