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pani

1. (verb) (-a) to smear, spread (anything upon something else), daub, paint, polish.

Ina pania te parāoa ki te tiamu kia tere tonu te whawhao i te parāoa ki roto o te waha; ki te kore ka kapi katoa te parāoa i te rango (TTT 1/9/1931:39). / When the bread is spread with jam quickly put it into your mouth; if you don't the bread will be covered with blowflies.

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Synonyms: waituhi, muru, panipani, peita, , whakapai ake, whakapīratarata, waku, wakuwaku, whakamahine, whakamaheni, whakakanapa, whakapīata, whakapīrata, pārihi, parakena, aumiri


2. (modifier) smearing, spreading, applying (e.g. as ointment).

Ko ia anō hoki ki te toha rongoā atu mō ngā mate itiiti noa nei, pērā i tētahi rongoā pani i mahia mai e ia i te pūngāwhā me te hinu, hei pani i ngā mate pēnei i te ipuipu nei (TTR 2000:95). / She also dispensed medicines for minor illness, such as an ointment made from sulphur and oil for open sores.

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3. (noun) smearing, spreading, applying.

Ka whakaorangia ēnei mate mā te pani i ngā taotūtanga o te tinana ki te tarawai (Te Ara 2016). / These problems were healed by applying plant sap on the wounds of the body.

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