koko
1. (noun) bay, cove, inlet.
Ko te marae i takoto ai te kahurangi nei ko Kakanui, he pā kai tētahi koko i te pito hauāuru o Te Rotoiti; ko Te Tāheke tōna ingoa nui (M 2006:254). / The marae where this aristocratic woman lay was Kakanui, a pā at a cove at the western end of Lake Rotoiti; its main name is Te Tāheke.
Synonyms: korutanga, kowhanenga, kokoru, kokorutanga, kopanga, koro, tāwhangawhanga, awhenga, whanga
2. (noun) corner, recess.
Haere tonu atu te tangata rā, noho rawa atu i te koko o te whare (M 2006:328). / They called him to go inside and that man went straight in and sat in the corner of the house.
Synonyms: hiki
