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kōpakipaki

1. (verb) (-a) to fold.

Kia tae ki ngā pō ngahau ka kōpakipakia aua tatau kua kotahi anō te rūma (TP 10/1911:3). / When there are nights of entertainment those doors will be folded back so that there is just a single room.

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2. (modifier) folding.

Kotahi tonu te rūma kura, he rūma nui, engari nā ētahi tatau kōpakipaki taua rūma i wehewehe kia toru ngā rūma ririki (TP 10/1911:3). / There is just one schoolroom, a large room, but that room can be divided into three small rooms by some folding doors.

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3. (noun) maize, corn.

See also kānga

Synonyms: kānga

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