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muku

1. (verb) (-a) to wipe, rub, smear, scrub, delete.

Ko ngā pākete, ko ngā huri kirīmi me ērā atu mea me horoi ki te wai mātao, ka muku ai ki te paraihe i roto i te wai mahana, hei muri iho i te huringa i te kirīmi me horoi ki te wai koropupū (TTT 1/10/1927:696). / The buckets, the cream churns and other such things should be washed with cold water, then scrubbed with a brush in warm water, and after the cream is churned, should be washed in boiling water.

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Synonyms: taekai, tāwhao, mōheuheu, tahuere, ururua, kōmuku, taitai, heu, heuheu, hururua, hūkui, kāuto, miri, hikahika, aumiri, waku, wakuwaku, mirimiri, mukumuku, muru, kōmuri, kōmeke, kōmekemeke, kōmiri, ūkui, ūkuikui


2. (noun) wipes, wet wipes, baby wipes.

See also ūkui


3. (noun) blackboard duster, dishcloth, duster, eraser, rubber.

Synonyms: inarapa, rapa

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