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pakipaki

1. (verb) (-hia,-a,-tia) to clap, slap, pat frequently, tap, applaud.

Kei roto te hanga tautoko e pakipaki ana, e umere ana, kei waho te hanga mautohe e kaioraora ana (PK 2008:73). / The supporters were inside clapping and applauding, while outside the protestors were acting menacingly.

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2. (verb) to flap.

Me kī koia nei te hunga kua pakipaki ngā parirau, kua rere, kua topaki, kua tauihi, kua tapakō (HM 4/1997:5). / Let's say that this is the flock that have flapped their wings, flown, hovered, soared and swooped down.

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3. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to besiege.

E whitu rā e pakipakitia ana, ka horo (TTR 1990:40). / After besieging it for seven days, it fell.

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4. (noun) clapping, applause.

Homai te pakipaki! / Give us a clap!

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5. (noun) siege.

Ka whakataungia e Ngāti Porou kua rite i ngā mate o Te Whānau-a-Apanui tā rātau take, ka hīkina te pakipaki, hoki atu ana ki te kāenga (TTR 1990:37). / Ngāti Porou decided that the suffering of Te Whānau-a-Apanui was sufficient and the siege ended and they returned home.

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Synonyms: awhi


6. (noun) wallet (with a flap to cover the opening).


7. (noun) fin.

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