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kōripi

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to cut, slice.


2. (verb) to turn sideways on (of a paddle, etc.).

Kei kōripi mai te hoe (W 1971:142). / Don't let the paddle turn sideways on.

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4. (verb) to rise out of water (of celestial bodies).

Kua kōripi te marama (JPS 1927:373). / The moon has risen above the sea.

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5. (noun) slice, sliver, rasher.

Homai kia rua ngā kōripi pēkana. / Give me two rashers of bacon, please.

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Synonyms: hōripi


6. (noun) knife (of obsidian or shark's teeth).

Ka hoake te kōripi, ka haea te puku o Tupeketi, ka taka iho ki roto ki te kōrohe (Tr 1874:41). / She struck him with her knife, ripping open Tupeketi's belly, and he fell into the bag net.

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7. (noun) dysentery, diarrhoea, flux.

Nā i te takoto te pāpā o Pupiriu, e mate ana i te kirikā, i te kōripi (PT Ngā Mahi a Ngā Āpotoro 28:8). / And the father of Publius lay sick with a fever and dysentery.

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8. (noun) vagabond, vagrant.

He pōrangi te tangata rā, ka tahi; he kōripi, ka rua; he kūrapa, ka toru (W 1971:142). / Firstly, that man is mad; secondly, he's a vagrant; and thirdly, he's a good-for-nothing.

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