IN. hi(ku) vt draw, pull, haul, tug, jerk, drag, trail, bend, attract; lead (horses or captives); draw (lines); admit; install (utilities); quote, refer to; look up (words); subtract, reduce; apply, daub on; blunt (a sword); patronize; choose; draw (a line); catch (a cold).

vt retreat, withdraw, retire; subside.

hi(kaseru) redeem, ransom.

hi(keru) close, be over; can discount; slink away.

hi(ke) closing (of office, school, etc.); leaving (work); retiring; defeat, reverse; loss.

hi(ki) flattery, patronage, pull, backing; discount.

-bi(ki) coated with, plated with.

hi(ki)- emphatic verbal prefix.