Niko (i). 1. v.t. Form into a bight or coil; take a turn of a rope round anything. Me niko mai te whakaheke.
2. Tie. Ki te motoi kahurangi i nikoa ki te waka (M. 151).
3. Go round about. Me niko te haere ki runga o Kohemaru (S. 73).
4. n. Curve. Kua taha niko te marama. (Of the crescent moon.)
whakaniko, whakanikoniko. 1. a. Ornamented with curves, tattooed. Taku kiri whakaniko (M. 198).
2. v.t. Ornament, adorn.
‖ taniko, neko.
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Niko (ii), n. 1. Phyllocladus trichomanoides; a tree. = toatoa.
2. Wild cabbage, Brassica sp. (mod.)
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