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kōpae

1. (stative) be lying sideways, broadside on, circular.

I a ia e kōpae ana i te taha o te ahi ka kāngia ōna kākahu (TP 1/11/1901:3). / While he was lying sideways beside the fire his clothes were burnt.

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2. (noun) anything disc-shaped, plate.

Ka mau te wahine rangatira, tamāhine, mokopuna rānei, ki te kōpae kai, ka haere rāua ko te tohunga (TP 7/1911:8). / The aristocratic woman, daughter or grandchild took the plate of food and they went to the tohunga.

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Synonyms: paepae, pereti, pureti


3. (noun) round basket.

He mahi pai ki a ia te raranga whāriki, waikawa, rahu, kāwhiu, kete, ā, kōpae hoki (TTTT 2006:39). / She liked weaving mats, course mats, baskets of undressed harakeke, baskets for collecting seafood, kits and round baskets.

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4. (noun) disk, CD.

Te pai kē o tā rātou kōpae pūoru, ka mutu, i oti te hanga i roto i te whā marama (HKK 1999:189). / How fabulous their music CD is, and what's more, making it was completed in four months.

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