ikeike
1. (stative) be high, lofty.
O ngā nēhi Māori o tōna wā, ko ia anake te mea momoho, ikeike rawa ki te taumata o te akoranga nēhi (TTR 1998:103). / Of the nurses of her era, she alone was so successful and eminent reaching the summit of the nursing profession.
Synonyms: tiketike, teitei, tīkokekoke, aweawe, ike, kaurera, paratū, tīkoke, tītike
2. (modifier) high, lofty, tall.
Kua eke a Tā Māui Pōmare ki tēnei tūranga ikeike i roto i ngā whakahaere o tō tātou Tominiana (TTT 1/7/1023:9). / Sir Māui Pōmare has risen to this lofty position in the administration of our Dominion.
3. (noun) height.
Kei te whakaarahia e ngā Māori o te Kaute o Mangonui, he kōhatu whakamaharatanga ki ō rātou tāngata i uru ki te whawhai. Ko taua kōhatu tekau mā rima putu te ikeike (TKO 15/3/1916:6). / The māori of Mangonui County are erecting a memorial stone to their people who entered the war. The height of that memorial is fifteen feet.
