tia - to steer, adorned
Tia (i), tiatia. 1. v.t. Stick in, drive in pegs, etc. Ka tia ai nga pakitara ki te rarauhe me te manuka a roto (J. ii, 214).
2. Adorn by sticking in feathers. Ka tia hoki i tona mahunga ki te raukura (Pi. 133, 11). Kua herua ake taua tangata ra i te po, kua tiatiaina ki te raukura (T. 97).
3. Take a vigorous stroke in paddling. Tena, tiaia!—Tia! he tia! he tia! (S. for encouraging paddlers).
4. n. Peg, stake. Poua ana nga tia i te one, herea ana te waka e ratou, a ka mau (W. iv, 141). Ara tiatia, a series of pegs stuck in to assist in climbing a steep ascent. Taua ara he ara tiatia … ka piki a Karihi; ka tae ki te rima o nga tia, ka taka iho tera, ka tau ki raro.
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Tia (ii), n. Slave, servant. Ka mahi Te Roiroiwhenua, ka mahi ona tia (Tr. vii, 32). Ka karanga atu nga tangata, “Inaia, ta matou nei tia” (Tr. vii, 48).
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Tia (iii), n. 1. Abdomen, stomach. Kei te tu taku tia, or Kei taku tia e ngau ana (I have a stomach-ache).
2. Navel. Ka tapahia te iho o te tamaiti, ara ko te tia.
3. Mother, parent. ‖ tiaka.
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Tia (iv), v.t. Catch and kill vermin. E tia kutu ana ia.
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Tia (v), n. Persistency. He tia hokihoki mai nou.
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Tia (vi). ‖ etia, which possibly should be e tia.
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