kopi
1. (verb) (-a) to be shut, closed, doubled together (as of anything hinged or jointed).
He whakaatu nāku kāore rawa i taea e au kia kopia taku waha mō ngā kōrero a te Pīhopa rāua ko Īhaka (TP 6/1909:10). / This is to say that I am unable to keep my mouth shut about what the Bishop and Īhaka said.
Synonyms: kopiti, kati, tūtaki, tūtakitaki, kokopi, uaki, katikati, tūtataki, whakakopiti, kore
2. (verb) to nip between the legs.
Kātahi ka āta tomokia e Māui te puapua. Kei ōna papa te ngaromanga atu ki roto, ka kata te tīwaiwaka! Ka kopi te puapua! Ka nātia a Māui! Ka mate! (H 1992:34). / Then Māui gradually entered the vagina. When his buttocks were disappearing inside, the fantail laughed! The vagina closed! Māui was strangled and died!
3. (noun) full stop.
