kamo
1. (verb) to wink, blink.
Ka warea ia ki te mōunu i ana matau, ka kamo ngā whatu o ngā tāngata o te ihu ki ō te tā, me ō te tā ki ō te ihu (JPS 1911:17). / While he was occupied with baiting his hooks, the men in the bow exchanged glances with those in the stern, and those in the stern with those in the bow.
2. (noun) eye, eyelash, eyelid.
He pai pea hei whakaoho i te hinengaro o te tangata ihu hūpē ki ngā take reo Māori, engari taro kau iho, kua nenewha anō ngā kamo, kua muhukai anō ngā taringa o te nuinga (HM 4/1993:1). / It's probably good to stimulate the mind of the novice to Māori language matters, but after a while, for the majority, the eyelids begin to close again and the ears become inattentive.
