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mīanga

1. (noun) urinal.

Ko taua waro hei waro mīanga mō te hapū (W 1971:201). / That deep hole was used as a urinal for the subtribe.

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2. (noun) small stream.

He nui noa atu a Ōtaki, te awa, i Waiorongomai - he mīanga noa iho a Waiorongomai (HJ 2015:41). / Ōtaki, the river, is a lot bigger than Waiorongomai stream - Waiorongomai is just a trickle.

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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.

mīmimi

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


2. (modifier) urinary.

Kātahi ka kī atu au ki taku tuahine me taku taokete, me haere au kia kite i tō rāua rata i Te Wairoa i te uaua o taku mate mīmimi (HP 1991:321). / Then I said to my sister and brother-in-law that I had better go and see their doctor in Wairoa because of the difficulties with my urinary problem.

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3. (noun) urine, pee, piss.

Synonyms: mimi

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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pukumimi

1. (noun) bladder - membranous sack in humans and other animals in which urine is collected for excretion.

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