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pihi - waterproof

Pihi (i). 1. v.i. Spring up, begin to grow. Kua pihi nga korau. A ka pihi, a cry to encourage paddlers in a canoe.

2. n. Shoot, sprout.

3. A species of grass.

4. Some ornament for the person. = mapihi.

5. a. Watertight.

pihipihi, n. 1. Zosterops lateralis, wax-eye, blight bird. = tauhou, pikaraihe.

2. Acanthisitta chloris, rifleman, a wren. = kohurehure, kikimutu, pipiriki, kotipatipa, moutuutu, kotitititi, etc.

3. A garment for the waist.

Williams Dictionary

Pihi (ii), v.t. 1. Cut, split. Ko te patiti hei pihi nga rakau pakupaku.

2. —— He mea karakia te whakaekenga o nga heke, te pihinga o te kaho, te piringa o te kakaho, o te raupo.

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