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mimi

1. (verb) (mīia,-tia) to urinate - usually mīia in the passive form.

Ka mīia e Tūhorouta ngā kōpura kao, ka kōraputia (M 2005:158). / Tūhorouta urinated on some seed kūmara and mashed them up into a pulp.

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2. (noun) urine, pee, piss.

Tētahi take i kore ai e tika kia waiho roa te mākū i runga o te tamaiti, he atiti kei roto i te mimi (TP 12/1904:3). / A reason that it's not right to leave the child wet for long is that there is acid in the urine.

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Synonyms: mīmimi


3. (noun) stream, creek.

roma mimi

1. (noun) urinary tract.

taiawa mimi

1. (noun) (anatomy) urethra.

matū mimi

1. (noun) urea.

pūaha mimi

1. (noun) urethra.

Ko te pūaha mimi te pū hei kawe i te mimi mai i te tōngāmimi hei whakaputa ki waho o te tinana (RP 2009:352). / The urethra is the duct that carries the urine from the bladder to excrete it out of the body.

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pō mimi

1. (loan) (noun) potty, chamber pot.

I a ia kua tino koroheke nei, kua tō haere ōna waewae, ka panaia e ia ngā pō mimi a te Pākehā. Ka ngana tonu kia tae ia ki te wharepaku (EM 2002:27). / When he had become very elderly dragging his legs, he would banish the chamber pots of the Pākehā. He still strived to reach the toilet.

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poko mimi

1. (noun) bladder.

See also pukumimi

mate roma mimi

1. (noun) urinary tract infection.

mātai roma mimi, taihemahema

1. (noun) urology.

Mimi o Tū Te Rakiwhānoa, Te

1. (location) Fiordland coastal and marine area.

mīia

1. (verb) to be urinated on - passive form of mimi.

Nā, ki te mīia koe e te kurī ko tō wahine kei te hara pūremu ki tētahi tangata (JPS 1927:258). / Now, if you are urinated on by a dog then your wife is committing adultery with another man.

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