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maiki

1. (verb) to depart, remove, leave.

Heoti anō, ka maiki ia i tērā wāhi, ka haere anō ki te kimi kāinga kē atu mōna, rātou ko āna tamariki, me ōna tāngata (NM 1928:104). / And so he left that place and again went to search for a home for himself, his children and his people.

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Synonyms: toe, maunu, wehewehe, wehe, whakangā, waiho iho, tuku, awaiho, tango, tauwehe, mākerekere, whakahorohoro, unuunu, hīkaro, huaranga, hura, opeope, kāhaki, hiki


2. (noun) disaster, misfortune.

See also aituā

Synonyms: maikiroa, maruaaitu, aituā, mate, wairuatoa

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