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miki

1. (loan) (verb) to mix up, mix, combine - a colloquial usage. Sometimes as miki rapu.

Me miki te ngāwhā ki te hopi ngohengohe (TTT 1/8/1927:641). / The sulphur should be mixed with soft soap.

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Synonyms: tāranu, konatu, pāhekoheko, whakahanumi, whakawhēranu, whāranu, natu, konanu, kōnatunatu, ranu, whakauruuru, whakananu, kōnanunanu, kōrorirori, whakaranu, kōmitimiti


2. (loan) (noun) mixture, combination.

Ka uia rātou ki tō rātou iwitanga Māori, Pākehā, aha atu, miki rapu noa rānei (Te Ara 2016). / They were asked whether they were Māori, Pākehā, another ethnic group, or a combination of these.

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Synonyms: whakawhēranu, pokepoke, ranu, ranunga, whakaranu

miki

1. (noun) prickly heath, prickly mingimingi, Leptecophylla juniperina - bushy prickly shrub bearing hard narrow sharp leaves that are white underneath and pink, red, red-black or white fruit. Leaves variable in shape and in two forms: 6-15mm long mainly in the west of both islands, and 7-10mm long mainly in the east of both islands (both around 1mm wide).

miki

1. (noun) ridge of hills.

See also kahiwi

Synonyms: pae whenua


2. (noun) posterior, buttocks, bum, backside.

See also kumu

Synonyms: papaihore, kumu, nono, whero, tou, remu, tāreperepe

Miki Kiore

1. (loan) (personal name) Mickey Mouse - a Walt Disney cartoon character.

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