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kotikoti

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to cut to pieces, dice.

Ka mate i konei a Tū-whakararo. Mate kau anō ia, ka kotikotia e taua iwi (NM 1928:32). / Tū-whakararo was killed here. As soon as he was dead that tribe cut him up into pieces.

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2. (verb) (-a) to divide, lay out boundaries.

Kātahi ka tīkina he kairūri, māna e rūri, e mapi, e kotikoti kia hia rānei pīhi (MM.TKM 30/6/1857:3). / Then send for a surveyor to survey the land, map it and divide it into allotments.

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3. (verb) to be striped.

Kotikoti ana tōna hāte ki te pango, ki te whero, ki te mā. / His shirt was striped with black, red and white.

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4. (modifier) separated.

Ka kawea ki te wai kotikoti, arā ki te wai whakaika (W 1971:76). / He was taken to the special water, that is to the ritual pool.

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5. (noun) cutter.


6. (noun) slice tool (digital image editing).

Ko te kotikoti hei wehewehe i tētahi whakaahua ki ētahi wāhanga iti, he torotika ngā tapa o aua wāhanga iti (RTA 2014:217). / The slice tool is to divide up a photograph into small parts and to straighten the edges of those small parts.

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