kōpikopiko
1. (verb) to meander, wander, ramble.
Haere rā i a koe ka kōpikopiko atu ki Te Hono-i-wairua, ki te kāpunipunitanga o te wairua (TTR 1998:37). / We farewell you as you wend your way to the Gathering Place of Spirits, the meeting place of departed souls.
Synonyms: hāereere, whakatīhake, kōpiko, ngau, whakatīhohe, kaipāwe, kaipaoe, murakehu, ātiutiu
2. (modifier) winding, crooked, meandering.
Ko ngā raorao katoa ka whakarewaina ake, ko ngā maunga katoa me ngā pukepuke, ka whakapāpakutia iho: ko ngā wāhi kōpikopiko ka meinga kia tika, ko ngā wāhi taratara kia papatairite (PT Ihaia 40:4). / Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.
Synonyms: pikopiko
