2. (modifier) evil, bad, naughty, badly behaved, ugly, untidy, spoilt, corrupted, damaged, defective, faulty, wicked - plural form.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
Koia i waihotia ai mō ngā rangi kikino, hau, kātahi ka haere te tangata ki te wero, kei rongo te manu i te ngaehe (JPS 1895:140). / That's why it's left for bad days when it's windy and then a person goes spearing, in case the bird hears the rustle.
Synonyms: hanariki, tīhoihoi, hīanga, kinokino, kino, rihariha, whiro, riha
