kīwai
1. (noun) handle (of a basket).
Ko koe ki tēnā, ko ahau ki tēnei kīwai o te kete (NP 2001:232). / You at that and I at this handle of the basket. (A whakataukī about cooperation.)
See also kāwai
2. (noun) shoot, runner (of a gourd plant, etc.).
E toro ana ngā kīwai o taku hue ki tawhiti. / The runners of my gourd plant stretch a distance.
Synonyms: kīwei
