1. (stative) be unkempt, uncombed, messy, dishevelled, untidy - when talking of hair.
Me whiri rawa aku makawe kia kore ai e kōritorito (PK 2008:324). / I should plait my hair so that it's not untidy.
Synonyms: pirara, tīwekaweka, pōrohe, tūkirakira, tūheihei
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