kinikini
1. (verb) (-tia) to nip, pinch, pinch off.
Ko te kōmiri uku, arā, ka kinikinitia te uku, ka pēhia, ka kōtēngia, ka kōmiria kia puta ai te āhua e hiahiatia ana. Mēnā he ipu te hua o tēnei tikanga mahi, ka kīia he ipu kiniuku (RTA 2014:198). / Moulding clay, that is, the clay is pinched, pressed, squeezed and rubbed so that the desired form is achieved. If the result of this process is a pot, that is called a pinch pot.
Synonyms: taukini, whakakikini, nonoti, noti, timo, kakati, kukuti, kuti, kuku, nanapi, pakini, honi, hohoni, kati, kikini, kini, timotimo
2. (modifier) gnawing.
Kai kinikini ai te mamae i ahau (M 2004:56). / The pain within me gnaws on.
3. (noun) kilt made of strips of harakeke (New Zealand flax) - similar to a piupiu.
