hiko
1. (noun) electric shock.
Synonyms: mōketekete, whiti, oho mauri, ohorere, whētuki, whakaanuanu, ohomauri
2. (verb) to stimulate.
Kei te hiko atu ōku whakaaro kia whānui, kia hōhonu, kia tino kaha rawa ngā mimire o te taura e paihere nei i a tātau (TKO 30/4/1920:7). / My thoughts are stimulated into ways to broaden, deepen and strengthen the strands of the rope that unites us all.
3. (verb) (-ia) to snatch, grab, grasp.
4. (modifier) electrical, power, electronic, electric.
The government still owns some commercial enterprises, such as the power companies and the post offices. / E pupuri tonu ana te kāwanatanga i ētahi hinonga arumoni, pērā i ngā kamupene hiko me ngā poutāpeta (Te Ara 2015).
5. (noun) lightning.
Mō te hiko i kōwhā mai i te wāhi kotahi, ka tuaruatia mai i taua wāhi anō he tohu mate (M2004:234). / For the lightning which flashes over the same place twice, that is an omen of death.
6. (noun) electricity, power.
He mea whakarewa te haeana ki te hiko i ēnei rā, engari, i ngā wā o mua i whakarewangia i runga i te tō. / An iron is heated with electricity these days, but in the past it was heated on the stove.
Synonyms: kōmārohi, kaha, tino rangatiratanga, marohi, mārohirohi, mana, maru, awe, ihi, awenga, pū, mana whakahaere
2. (noun) electric balance.
2. (noun) (computer) port.
karere hiko
1. (noun) email, electronic mail, email message.
See also īmēra
taura hiko
1. (noun) electrical cord, power cord, power line, charger cord.
Ka noho pōwhiwhiwhiwhi katoa ngā taura hiko i muri i te pouaka whakaata (PK 2008:686). / The electric cords behind the television were all tangled up.
Synonyms: waea hiko
