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wini

1. (loan) (noun) window.

Huakina mai te wini. / Open the window, please.

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wini

1. (loan) (verb) to win.

Ko ia te matua o Rēri Rihipeti te hōiho nāna i wini te Hāku Pei porotuhi teika (TW 7/9/1878:452). / He is the sire of Lady Elizabeth, the horse which won the Hawke’s Bay Stakes.

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2. (loan) (stative) be won.

Kua wini i te kaipuke o Piriniha Wēra te purei nui i tēnei tau (HTK 19/8/1893:3). / The Prince of Wales’s ship has won the championship this year.

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3. (loan) (modifier) winning.

Ko te hōiho wini o te Metini pereti i Hāwheraka, ka pīkau atu anō a ia i te 7 pāuna taimaha (TW 23/11/1878:597). / The winning horse of the Metini Plate at Havelock will carry an additional seven pounds.

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4. (loan) (noun) win, victory.

I a ia te wini o te whakakite hōiho i Hāku Pei (TW 7/9/1878:452). / He won the horse show in Hawke’s Bay.

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