hoi - deaf
Hoi (i), n. 1. Lobe of the ear.
2. Fullness in a cloak to make it fit over the shoulders.
whakahoi, v.t. Insert divergent threads (aho) in the woof of a garment to make fullness as above.
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Hoi (ii), a. Far off, distant. Ka titiro atu te rangatira o te pa nei ki tana kotiro ka hoi noa atu (T. 170). Kia kite noa au i te tuapae o uta, i te tatanga, i te hoitanga (T. 71).
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Hoi (iii). 1. n. Earwax.
2. a. Deaf, obstinate. Ngare noa, kihai hoki i rongo, ka hoi a Te Kahureremoa (T. 143).
3. Noisy, uproarious. Kei kona ka hoi a Kae ki te kata (Thereupon Kae laughed uproariously).
hoihoi. 1. a. Deafening, noisy. Hoihoi tahi koutou! (What a noise you are making!).
2. v.t. Annoy, contradict. E hoihoi ana koe i a au.
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Hoi (iv) = heoi.
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