kowani
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to scrape, abrade, scour.
I kowania ki te pipi tairaki, kia rahirahi ai he pānga mai mō tō rākau. Auē! (W 1971:152). / It was scraped with a tuatua shell so that you weapon would be thin when striking. Oh dear!
Synonyms: waku, wakuwaku, weku, okoi, ūkui, haurapa, kaku, pākēkē, waru, wani, harakuku, hāro, rakaraka, raraku, tīwani, honihoni, kauhoro, wharowharo, raku, tuakuku, rakuraku, hākuku, whawharo, tahitahi, waruwaru
