patui - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

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1. (verb) to walk arm in arm.

Ka patui te haere o te te wahine me tana whaiāipo. / The woman and her lover walked arm in arm.

2. (noun) needle (of bone or wood).

Ka tuitui ngā motunga ki te muka mā te patui (Te Ara 2016). / Cuts was sewn up with flax fibre, using a wooden needle.

Synonyms: ngira, hakirara

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