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hinu - oil, fat

Hinu, n. 1. Oil, fat. Homai he hinu kia herua au (T. 65).

2. Game, such as pigeons, rats, etc., preserved in their own fat. Kei te tahere nga pa ra i te kai, i te hinu me era atu kai (J. xx, 21). Ko nga huahua hoatu kia kainga, ko nga hinu ka waiho mai ki a au (T. 60).

Ka ki te taha i te hinu ka whaiwaewaetia, ka tataia ki te huruhuru kereru. whakahinuhinu, a. Glossy.

Williams Dictionary

Ke kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
They gathered miro berries to make scented oil.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka rongo tana whaea i tana ui ki te hinu rautangi.
His mother listened to his question about scented oil.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Whakakīngia te waka ki te hinu kaua ki te diesel.
Fill the car up with petrol, not with diesel.
Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...

Ā rātou tahā hinu.
Their gourds of oil.

Kotahi rita hinu.
A litre of oil.

Kātahi aua tini tamariki , te tāne, te wahine, ka kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
Then those many young people, men and women, would gather miro berries for scented oil.

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