On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Look up a word:


Results for 'kōkī'

koki - angle; corner

Kōkī (i), v.i. Sing in early morning. Ka koki te manu, ka haere maua.

Williams Dictionary

Kōkī (ii), n. Bottle or vessel made from seaweed or from the stomach of a shark. ‖ ko-kihi (i).

Williams Dictionary

Koki (i). 1. n. Angle, corner.

2. v.i. Turn.

3. a. Bent at an angle.

whakakoki. 1. v.i. Bend in, meander.

2. n. Re-entering angle in the wall of a fort.

whakakokikoki, n. A pattern in weaving baskets, girdles, etc.

Williams Dictionary

Koki (ii). 1. v.i. Move ahead, as a canoe. Kokinga-waru, food of indifferent quality, such as is eaten in time of scarcity, food not being plentiful in the eighth month.

2. Limp.

3. n. Small canoe.

4. Calabash.

page 130

whakakoki, v.t. Catch mullet by making a canoe rock from side to side. ‖ tukoki.

Williams Dictionary

I rongo ahai i te kōkī a ngā manu.
I heard the dawn chorus.

#74: The spoon is to the left of the plate
#46: The man's dog is eating the woman's cat's food
#32: Rangi was sick but now he is well
#174: You cat is too fat
#86: You're eating what?!
#30: We two (not you) are going
Explore Māori Grammar! | Play our Māori word game! | Learn with our Māori flashcards!