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ūkui

1. (verb) (-a) to wipe, rub, scour, sweep away, erase.

Kua ukuia atu e Ihu aku hara katoa (THM 1/4/1891:8). / Jesus has wiped away all my sins.

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Synonyms: kowani, haurapa, okoi, mirimiri, muku, mukumuku, muru, kōmuri, kōmeke, miri, kōmiri, ūkuikui, hūkui, kāuto, aumiri, hikahika, kōmekemeke, waku, wakuwaku

2. (noun) wipes.

See also muku

3. (noun) wiping.

He ‘māhoe’ tēnei kuru, kei tōna mata anō tētahi wāhanga mō te ūkui i te toto (Te Ara 2017). / This mallet was a 'māhoe’, and on its surface was a part for wiping away the blood.

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4. (noun) eraser.

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