Nihoniho

1. (verb) to be antagonistic, quarrelsome, cantankerous.

Koirā te mate ina whai te tangata kia mutu tana kaipaipa, ka nihoniho mō te kore noa iho te take (HJ 2012:46). / That's the problem when a person tries to stop smoking, they become quarrelsome for no reason.

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2. (modifier) antagonistic, quarrelsome, cantankerous.

He tangata nihoniho a Te Ngahuru (TTR 1990:237). / Te Ngahuru was a quarrelsome person.

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Synonyms: pākani, toheriri, tumatuma, pukungangare, kaikiri, ngaweri, pakapaka

3. (noun) antagonist, hostile person.

Heoi noa pea tāna, he whakaae, atu kia noho mai tētahi kāwana hei whakatikatika i ngā kaipatu tohorā, ngā nihoniho me ngā Pākehā noho mai i reira (TTR 1990:267). / All he could probably do was agree that a governor should stay to keep the whalers, the antagonists and the Pākehā who lived there in check.

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4. (noun) young shoots, buds (of a plant).

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