peke
1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to jump, leap over, leap, spring, hurdle.
Kātahi ka kohete i a au, 'He aha koe i pōrangi ai ki te peke ki runga i te rore?' (HP 1991:23) / Then she reprimanded me, 'Why were you so stupid to jump into the lorry?'
Synonyms: rei, mawhiti, mahiti, rēinga, rere, mokopeke, mahuta, mōwhiti, hūpeke, tūpeke, mokowhiti, mōwhīwhiti, tarapeke, tiapu, mokohiti
2. (noun) limb, forequarter.
He hōiho uha kōpurepure, kāhore te parani e tino kitea, i te peke mauī (TW 14/8/1875:149). / A piebald mare, the brand on the left leg cannot be seen very clearly.
3. (noun) humerus, upper arm.
Ko te pito runga o te peke e hono ana ki te pona o te pokohiwi, ā, mutu ana i te tuke (RP 2009:348) / The upper end of the humerus connects to the shoulder joint, and it ends at the elbow.
4. (noun) flipper.
Ka rokona e rātau ki te papā i waho i te moana, whēnā me te pū nā te papā. Ka mahara rātau he peke kewa e papaki ana i te moana (JPS 1901:89). / They heard a loud report out at sea, like that of a gun. They thought it was a whale flipper slapping the water.
