1. (verb) to murmur, whisper, rustle.
He aha rawa te hau e kōkihi mai nei (TKP 5/7/1858:3). / Just what is the wind that rustles.
Synonyms: kikihi, pakē, tihitihi, kihi, kohete, kowhete, kōmuhu, ngaehe, wawara, wawaro, whakatanguru, ngāeheehe, warowaro, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, tamumu, tamūtamū, kōmuhumuhu, whetewhete, warawara, wara, kotekote, tāwara, kotete
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