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oko - bowl

Oko (i), n. Wooden bowl, or other open vessel. Ka pania ki te hinu, ko nga oko hinu, he paua.

okooko. 1. v.t. Carry in the arms, or in the lap or fold of one's garment, nurse. Ma wai e okooko te tamaiti?

2. Parry spear thrusts by clasping the spear in the arms. Kua okooko i nga rakau o te tutakitanga o nga motumotu (J. xx, 18).

3. n. A large wooden fish-hook for taking mangā (barracouta).

4. A wooden scoop, somewhat resembling a canoe baler, used for scooping up earth.

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Oko (ii), v.i. Hear.

whakaoko, v.i. Listen to. E kore matou e whakaoko ki a koe.

Williams Dictionary

Kia hia ngā oko?
How many bowls do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Tangohia mai te mea i raro i te oko.
Peel off the thing from under the bowl.

Ko te ngaro i ngaoki haere i te taha raro i te oko.
The fly crawled along the underside of the bowl.

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