1. (noun) thumb, big toe.
Ka kī mai ki a au te tohunga, kia ngau ki tōna tōnui o tōna waewae matau, kia ngau ki tōna tōnui o tōna ringa matau, kia ngau ki tōna tipuaki ki waenganui o runga o tōna māhunga (JPS 1950:285). / The priest told me to bite the big toe of his right foot, the thumb of his right hand, and the crown of his head.
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