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kikino

1. (stative) be evil, bad, naughty, badly behaved, ugly, untidy, spoilt, corrupted, damaged, defective, faulty, wicked.

E hoa, nō ēnei rā i kīia ai he kikino (TJ 26/11/1899:3). / My friend, these days it's said to be bad.

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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.

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Synonyms: hanariki, tīhoihoi, hīanga, kinokino, kino, rihariha, whiro, riha

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