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kaipāwe

1. (verb) (-tia) to wander aimlessly, drift, ramble, roam.

He tapu hoki tō te hunga ka kaipāwetia? (W 1971:89). / Do the people who have become tramps have any tapu?

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Synonyms: ātiutiu, ngau, whakatīhohe, kōpiko, kaipaoe, murakehu, kōpikopiko, āmio, hāereere, amio, kaewa, hākoke, kāewaewa, atiti, whēkoi, tahawhenua, maewa, kaea, kōkewa


2. (noun) wandering aimlessly, drifting, rambling, roaming, travelling.

Pārekareka ana hoki ki a Rangitīaria te kaipāwe haere ki tāwāhi, inarā, he momo tūruhi tonu ia (TTR 1998:31). / Rangitīaria enjoyed travelling about overseas because she was something of a tourist herself.

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Synonyms: ikimoke, karore, kāwekaweka, pikopiko, parure, autaki, kūrapa, tīweka, kaipaoe, kōkewa


3. (noun) vagrant, tramp, wanderer, loafer, drifter, itinerant, nomad, swagman.

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