Poki, popoki, pokipoki, v.t. (pass. pōkia). 1. Cover over. I waenganui te wahine pokia iho (Sh.T. 175). Pokia ta tatou umu.
2. Place with the concave surface downwards. Ka pokipoki nga ringa (T. 88). Me popoki te waka nei.
3. Overrun, spread over. Ka pokia e te tuturiwhati (M. 173). Kua u te noho a Ati Awa, kua pokipoki mai.
4. Overtake. Ka pokia iho tatou e te waka aianei. ‖ Ha. po'i, catch.
popoki. 1. n. Lid, cover. ‖ taupoki. Taringa popoki, of a person with prominent projecting ears.
2. Knee-cap.
3. Caul, or some part of the placenta. Ka kawea te popoki ki mua, ka oti te kawe, ka hoki mai, ka kotia te pito (W. ii, 11).
4. Sacred food in connection with first-fruits, naming ceremonies, death, etc. Ko te popoki he kai tapu mo te tuatanga tamariki, mo te hahunga tupapaku hoki.
5. v.i. Lie with the concave surface downwards. E popoki ana hoki te riu o te waka ki raro.
6. a. Whirling, eddying. Kotahi mana korua e patu, ko nga hau o Te Ururangi, nga hau popoki o runga (Tr. vii, 44).
pokipoki. 1. v.t. Used to describe fingering on a flute.
2. n. Eddying wind.
3. A terrestrial orchid with tuberous edible root.
4. A trap for taking rats, having a covered chamber; called also tawhiti pokipoki.
5. a. Having a concave cover.
6. Shutting down like a lid. Ka rere te manu ki runga, na ka tirihou ki raro, kaore e pokipoki nga paihau (When the kite is flying aloft it will swoop down; the wings will not come down flat.)
‖ hipoki, taupoki.
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