papaki
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to slap, spank, pat, clap, strike together, make a clapping noise, blow gently upon.
Kāore i ārikarika ngā pātaitai a taku māmā ki a au, me te papaki i aku taringa (HP 1991:23). / My mother asked me a lot of questions and slapped my ears.
Synonyms: paki, taupaki, pokipoki, pōpō, hokomirimiri
2. (noun) smacking, spanking, smack, slap.
E whae mā, ki taku whakaaro kāhore rawa he painga o te papaki, o te rūrū rānei i te tamaiti paku (TP 7/1905:3). / Mothers, I think smacking or shaking a young child is of absolutely no benefit.
3. (noun) clapping chant - game played by two players clapping in unison to a chant.
Ka whakakitea ngā mahi a Rau-kata-uri i reira, te waiata, te pūtōrino, te kōauau, te tōkere, te tī ringaringa, te tī rākau, te pākuru, te papaki, te porotiti: mutu katoa ēnei mea kāore hoki a Kae i kata (NM 1928:30). / The activities of Rau-kata-uri were displayed there, singing, the long flute, the short flute, the castanets, hand games, stick games, playing the mouth resonator, hand clapping and the humming disc: when all these things ended Kae still hadn't laughed.
