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kanohi

1. (noun) face, countenance.

Kauaka taua tamaiti e whakaaetia kia tauera i tōna kanohi ki te tauera o te katoa (TTT 1/11/1927:686). / That child should not be allowed to dry his face with the towel used by everybody.

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See also ā-kanohi, konohe, konohi


2. (noun) eye, eyesight, sight.

He wahine hae a Hiro, kāore rawa ia i pai kia ngaro tana tāne i ōna kanohi (TP 1/1/1902:8). / Hiro was a jealous woman, she didn't like her husband being out of her sight.

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