On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Tiraha. 1. n. Bundle. E rima nga tiraha raupo.—Ka eke a Ruatapu ki te takere o te waka me tona tiraha manuka.

2. A large kete for kumara.

3. a. Slow. Tiraha kau ana Tainui, Te Arawa; ehara ena; nau mai ki runga ki Aotea, ko te waka tena o Hokau (W.M. 243). Tiraha tonu te haere o te pahi nei.

4. Face upwards. Takoto tiraha ana i reira ki te matakitaki (J. xix, 200). Ka hurihia ki runga ki te waka, ka tiraha o karu (M. ci).

5. Lying open, exposed. Nau i matakahi i te takapu nui o Papa, ka tiraha ki runga (M. 134).

6. Out of perpendicular. Kia tiraha nga pou o te whare.

7. v.t. Make into a bundle. Ka tirahatia a ratou aruhe, kotahi tonu te tiraha.

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