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papī

1. (verb) to ooze, leak, seep.

Kei papī mai te wai ki roto ki te waka (W 1971:261). / Don't let the water seep into the canoe.

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Synonyms: totō, pipī, paheke, whāwhāki, komama, pahī, mapi, turuturu

papi

1. (loan) (noun) pup, puppy, puppy-dog.

E rua noa ngā papi i ora mai i te punipuni e ono (Nga 1993:366). / Only two pups survived from a litter of six.

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Synonyms: kūao kurī, punua kurī

papi

1. (loan) (noun) poppy.

Ko te take nui i matekai ai te whenua he nui rawa nō ngā wāhi e whakatupuria ana te papi, nō te papi ko te kai kino nei ko te opiuma (TP 7/1907:6). / The main reason the country is starving is because there are too many places where poppies are grown and this nasty food, opium, comes from poppies.

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papī

1. (noun) excretion.

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