whakapaipai
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to decorate, ornament, beautify, tidy up, adorn, embellish, enhance, elaborate.
He mea puhi ngā makawe ki ngā huia hei whakapaipai i a ia. / The hair was adorned with huia feathers to make her look beautiful.
Synonyms: whakanikoniko, whakaniko, whakarei, tāraro, whakanakonako, whakapīwari, pōria, nakonako
2. (modifier) beautiful, ornamental.
Te haka tuatahi ki ngā ope whakaeke nā te wāhine, i whakakākahuria mai ki ngā kākahu whakapaipai, me te rau rākau ki te mau mai i ngā ringaringa. Ko Kiwa rāua ko Mereana ngā kaikākāriki (TP 1/5/1901:9). / The first haka to the group coming on was by the women who were dressed in beautiful clothes and carried leaves in their hands. Kiwa and Mereana were the leaders.
Synonyms: whakarākai, whakarākei
3. (noun) jewels, finery, make-up.
Arā a ia, i roto i ōna whakapaipai katoa (Ng 1993:153). / There she is in all her finery.
2. (noun) adornment, cosmetics, make-up.
Ka noho ki te kāinga, kāore e pania te kanohi ki te whakanako, kia puta ki te tāone, he pani ngutu anake te whakanako (PK 2008:1106). / When I stay at home I don't apply make-up, but should I go to town lipstick is the only cosmetic I use.
panipani
1. (verb) (-a) to smear, spread (anything upon something else), daub, paint.
E mea tonu ana rātou me ū tātou ki ngā whakatūpato mō ngā hihi kino o te rā, arā me mau mōhiti ārai hihirā, me panipani hoki ngā wāhi katoa o te tinana (ka kitea) ki te pani ārai hihirā (HM 1/1993). / They are still saying that we must continue with the precautions about the harmful rays of the sun, namely wearing sun glasses and smearing all exposed parts of the body with sunblock.
2. (modifier) smearing, spreading, applying (e.g. as ointment).
Ka whakanehua te kōkōwai, ka konatu ki te hinu mangō kia puta ai te hōrū panipani (Te Ara 2016). / The red ochre was ground to a powder and mixed with shark oil to form a red ochre paint.
3. (noun) smearing, spreading, applying, painting.
Mehemea ki te tata ki te hāora e poi ana, ka terehi katoa ngā wahine, me te panipani anō i a rātou ki te ngārahu pango. Ko te panipani te tohu pakanga mō ngā wā o mua (TP 1/1908:6). / If it was near the hour to perform the poi, all the women dressed and smeared black ash on themselves. The painting was a sign of battle in former times.
Synonyms: pikitia, peitatanga
4. (noun) cream, cosmetics, make-up - any soft substance that is applied to the body, etc.
Ko ngā whakapaipai mō te kapa haka, ko ngā momo panipani kāore e waiwai i te hekenga werawera o te kaihaka (RMR 2017). / The embellishments for a haka group are the types of cosmetics that don't run when the performers perspire.
