mōkī
1. (verb) (-ia,-tia) to tie in a bundle.
Kātahi ka takaia e ia he huruhuru hei horoinga mō te māngai o te tūroro, mōkī rawa, arā pūpū rawa, paihere rawa (W 1971:207). / Then she wrapped up some feathers to wash the patient's mouth, tying them in a bundle, that is they were made into a bundle and bound tightly.
2. (noun) raft made of bundles of raupō, flax stalks or rushes. Also known as mōkihi.
I mahia mai te mōkihi, te mōkī rānei i te raupō me te harakeke (Te Ara 2011). / Rafts were made of raupō and flax.
See also mōkihi
