Hiki. 1. v.t. Lift up, raise. Ka hiki ake tetehi o nga waewae ki runga ki te paepae ra (T. 35).
Pass. hikitia, be raised, rise. Tera Kopu hikitia i te ripa (M. 7).
2. Carry in the arms, nurse. Kei hea te kai-hiki o te tamaiti nei ?
3. Remove, take away. He rohe hapai, he rohe hiki, he aitua; e kore e toa te tangata hiki rohe.
4. Convey. Tenei te tini o Ngatoro, tenei ta te atua, tana i hiki mai (T. 90).
5. v.i. Start, jump. Ka hiki toku poho (My heart jumped, i.e., I was startled).
6. Slip, skip, in reciting a charm. He aitua to taua, i hiki taku karakia (T. 28).
7. Get up, set out, move. Hiki mai i tera wahi.—Me whai au te hikinga wae no Hihi (M. 118).
8. Recite the charm hiki. Nga tohunga e hiki ana (T. 160). ‖ 9, below.
9. n. A charm for raising anything from the water, or to cause people to migrate, or to free the hands from tapu. Katahi ia ka hapai ake i tana hiki ake mo tana ika kia maiangi ake (T. 22).
10. One of the motions or exercises in huata drill.
11. The join or seam between two widths of a floor mat.
hikihiki. 1. v.t. Carry about in the arms, dandle. Homai taku tamaiti kia hikihiki au ki runga ki aku turi (M. 250). Hikihiki i te hau, part of the ceremony whangaihau. This is referred to in the expression, “He wahine whakarongo hikihiki” (A female captive who hears the rites performed over her slain relatives) (P. 30).
2. v.i. Set out, start. Ko Ngati Paoa he hikihiki hoenga taua ki Ngapuhi (M. 299).
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