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tokomauri - hiccup

Tokomauri (i), n. Poles of mapou used in the ceremony of pure for a kumara ground. Ka whakaturia nga tokomauri o te mara. ‖ toko (ii).

Williams Dictionary

Tokomauri (ii). 1. v.t. Excite one's affections, enamour. Ka tea atu ia ki a Te Whatuiapiti, te kaitokomauri o tona puku (T. 165).

2. Hiccough.

Williams Dictionary

Kua tokomauri koe.
You've hiccoughed.

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