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miki

1. (loan) (verb) to mix up, mix, combine - a colloquial usage. Sometimes as miki rapu.

Me miki te ngāwhā ki te hopi ngohengohe (TTT 1/8/1927:641). / The sulphur should be mixed with soft soap.

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Synonyms: tāranu, konatu, pāhekoheko, whakahanumi, whakawhēranu, whāranu, natu, konanu, kōnatunatu, ranu, whakauruuru, whakananu, kōnanunanu, kōrorirori, whakaranu, kōmitimiti


2. (loan) (noun) mixture, combination.

Ka uia rātou ki tō rātou iwitanga Māori, Pākehā, aha atu, miki rapu noa rānei (Te Ara 2016). / They were asked whether they were Māori, Pākehā, another ethnic group, or a combination of these.

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Synonyms: whakawhēranu, pokepoke, ranu, ranunga, whakaranu

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