Nehe (i), n. Rafter of a house.
nehenehe, n. 1. Forest. Haere ki te nehenehe ki te karikari aka hohou taiepa.
2. n. Epacris alpina, a shrub.
whakanehenehe, v.i. Quarrel.
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Nehe (ii). 1. n. Ancient times. Me nga tini taru, me nga tini pukohu kakara a nehe (W. iv, 15).
2. A form of address to an aged person. Old man, old woman. Ka karanga a Tawhaki ki a Whaitiri, “E nehe, e !” (W. i, 115).
3. l.n. Old age. Mo a muri, mo a nehe (P.). ‖ Tr. xxxv, 100.
4. Distance. Kei nehe atu, beyond.
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