pepe
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to imitate bird calls, using a leaf to imitate bird calls.
He tohunga taku pāpā ki te pepe manu ki te rau karamū (PK 2008:626). / My father is an expert at attracting birds by imitating their call with a karamū leaf.
Ka mau ki te raurēkau, ka pepea (W 1971:277). / He took the large-leaved coprosma leaf and used it to imitate bird calls.
2. (noun) call leaf - leaf used for imitating bird calls to attract them.
Mā Mātete e whakatangi te pepe (W 1971:277). / Mātete will play the leaf to attract the birds.
