Kōwhiti. 1. v.t. Pull up or out. Kua howhitia nga kumara a Te Raro.
2. Pick out of the shell, cockles, etc.
3. Select.
4. v.i. Spring up or out.
5. Appear, as the new moon. He marama mate ka kowhiti kei runga (M. 376).
6. Start, twitch. Taku kiri kowhiti (M. 127). Ko te kowhiti, ko te matatu o te moe i te po, he aitua (M. lxxx).
7. n. New moon. E titi te kowhiti, tiaho i runga ra (M. 187).
8. Cockles removed from the shell.
9. A fish.
10. A cross stitch in reed panelling.
kōwhitiwhiti. 1. a. Leaping, dancing, of water. Haere atu i tou huarahi i te wai kowhitiwhiti a Paretahuri (M. 227).
2. n. Grasshopper. Kowhitiwhiti moana, shrimp.
3. Rorippa islandica, watercress.
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