2. (particle) while, when - variation of kei.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 121;)
koi
1. (stative) be sharp, pointed.
He koi tētahi pito o te whakapakoko rākau kia pai ai te titi ki te whenua (Te Ara 2014). / One end of the whakapakoko rākau (god stick) was pointed so it could be stuck into the ground.
Synonyms: keokeo
2. (modifier) sharp, pointed, jagged.
Ka whakamahia anō ngā kōhatu koi ki te wero kōhao mō ngā taonga pēnei i te matau (Te Ara 2014). / Sharp stones were also used to drill holes for items such as fish hooks.
Synonyms: mākini, whakakoikoi
3. (noun) spike, sharp splinter.
Ko ōna niho kei te koi matā (NM 1928:22). / Her teeth were spikes of obsidian.
4. (noun) headland, promontory.
Ko Te Raupa ko te haupapa pōhatu e takoto mai rā i te Hōtēra o Te Kaha, huri noa i te koi i Toka-a-kuku (TTT 1/4/1929:969). / Te Raupa is the stoney flat area located at the Te Kaha Hotel around to the headland at Toka-a-kuku.
Synonyms: koraenga, mātārae, kūraenga, kūmū, ponaihu, koutu, matamata, kūmore, raenga, tūmū, kūrae, rae, more
