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kehe

1. (stative) be an odd number.

Kāore i pai kia kehe te tatau o ngā manu, arā, kia noho pū ngahuru kē kia kaua e kehe (TTTT 2006:122). / It wasn't good to have an odd number of birds, that is, there should be a catch of ten so that there's not an odd number.

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Synonyms: panatahi, taukehe, punga, makere

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