"niko" meaning in Maori

See niko in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *niko (“to go in circles” — compare with Samoan niʻo “to twirl”) variant of *liko₂ (compare with Samoan liʻo “circle” and liʻoliʻo “to encircle, to surround”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likaw (“curve, bend, winding” — compare with Malay liku, lekuk and lengkuk “bend, curve (of roads, rivers)”, Iban likaw, Central Dusun hikou, and Tagalog líkaw) Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*niko}} Proto-Polynesian *niko, {{cog|sm|niʻo}} Samoan niʻo, {{cog|sm|liʻo}} Samoan liʻo, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*likaw}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likaw, {{cog|ms|liku}} Malay liku, {{cog|iba|likaw}} Iban likaw, {{cog|dtp|hikou}} Central Dusun hikou, {{cog|tl|líkaw}} Tagalog líkaw Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} niko, {{mi-noun}} niko
  1. cabbage - alternative form of nīko Derived forms: nīko, tāniko, whakaniko
    Sense id: en-niko-mi-noun-unkfkg8~

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *niko (“to go in circles” — compare with Samoan niʻo “to twirl”) variant of *liko₂ (compare with Samoan liʻo “circle” and liʻoliʻo “to encircle, to surround”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likaw (“curve, bend, winding” — compare with Malay liku, lekuk and lengkuk “bend, curve (of roads, rivers)”, Iban likaw, Central Dusun hikou, and Tagalog líkaw) Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*niko}} Proto-Polynesian *niko, {{cog|sm|niʻo}} Samoan niʻo, {{cog|sm|liʻo}} Samoan liʻo, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*likaw}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likaw, {{cog|ms|liku}} Malay liku, {{cog|iba|likaw}} Iban likaw, {{cog|dtp|hikou}} Central Dusun hikou, {{cog|tl|líkaw}} Tagalog líkaw Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} niko, {{mi-verb}} niko
  1. to coil, to form bights in ropes
    Sense id: en-niko-mi-verb-4g9fkhBQ
  2. to go around Synonyms: pokai
    Sense id: en-niko-mi-verb-0vNOPJuO Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 0 0 28 21 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 28 21 51 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 24 7 69
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