panipani
1. (verb) (-a) to smear, spread (anything upon something else), daub, paint.
E mea tonu ana rātou me ū tātou ki ngā whakatūpato mō ngā hihi kino o te rā, arā me mau mōhiti ārai hihirā, me panipani hoki ngā wāhi katoa o te tinana (ka kitea) ki te pani ārai hihirā (HM 1/1993). / They are still saying that we must continue with the precautions about the harmful rays of the sun, namely wearing sun glasses and smearing all exposed parts of the body with sunblock.
2. (modifier) smearing, spreading, applying (e.g. as ointment).
Ka whakanehua te kōkōwai, ka konatu ki te hinu mangō kia puta ai te hōrū panipani (Te Ara 2016). / The red ochre was ground to a powder and mixed with shark oil to form a red ochre paint.
3. (noun) smearing, spreading, applying, painting.
Mehemea ki te tata ki te hāora e poi ana, ka terehi katoa ngā wahine, me te panipani anō i a rātou ki te ngārahu pango. Ko te panipani te tohu pakanga mō ngā wā o mua (TP 1/1908:6). / If it was near the hour to perform the poi, all the women dressed and smeared black ash on themselves. The painting was a sign of battle in former times.
Synonyms: pikitia, peitatanga
4. (noun) cream, cosmetics, make-up - any soft substance that is applied to the body, etc.
Ko ngā whakapaipai mō te kapa haka, ko ngā momo panipani kāore e waiwai i te hekenga werawera o te kaihaka (RMR 2017). / The embellishments for a haka group are the types of cosmetics that don't run when the performers perspire.
