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Results for 'pākiwaha'

pākiwaha - to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

Pakiwaha. 1. n. Lines of tattooing at the sides of the mouth.

2. A pattern of carving.

3. a. Boastful, braggart. Ka pakiwaha noa iho ratou ki a ratou, ka tawai etahi ki etahi (W. iv, 115).

Williams Dictionary

E kōrero pākiwaha mai ana ia ānō nei ko ia te toa o te kēmu.
He was boasting as if he won the game.
It was as if - ānō nei

E kōrero pākiwaha mai ana ia ānō nei ko ia te toa o te kēmu.
He was boasting as if he won the game.

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