iri - to be hanging; rest upon
Iri (i), v.i. 1. Be elevated on something. Kia wawe hoki au iria ki te puke o Haumua i raro (M. 94).
2. Rest upon. Ka kai kopu, ka iri whata (P. 36). Iri mai e pa, i runga i te atamira (M. 69).
3. Hang, be suspended. E koe e iri iho nei; korero iho ra (T. 65). Iri ana taku ringa te tau o Matangi (M. 225).
4. Embark on. Te iri noa atu te tiwai, haere nou na, e Te Kupa (M. 70). Kia iri au, e, i te waka korewa (M. 397).
whakairi. 1. v.t. Elevate. Ka takaia (te tupapaku), ka kawea, ka whakairia ki runga ki te kauere (J. xx, 18). Whakairi matamata, keep a canoe head to the wind.
2. Hang up, suspend. Ka whakairiiri (i aku paua), kia maroke, kia pai ai (J. ii, 214).
3. Impute. Mate whakairi, death due to neglect of certain established customs, e.g., neglect to slay the maroro kokoti ihu waka.
4. Cause to ascend. Whakairi atu to ara ki te rangi (M. 258). Whana whakairi, a countercharge.
iriiri, v.t. Fix an additional strip on the gunwale of a canoe. Hoatu iriiria he mea mo to tatou waka.
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Iri (ii), v.i. Be published, heard. He ingoa iri kau ki te muri rangaranga (M. 31). O mahi, e te pakeke, iri rawa te rongo te ope hauauru (M. 266). Ko au pea ka iria ki te ngutu (M. 267). Ka iri aku mahara, ka tu au i te tohu (M. 415). ‖ irirangi, iriwhare.
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Iri (iii). 1. n. A spell to influence, attract, or render visible one at a distance. Me iri ano koe e au ki te iri a toku tupuna, ma taua iri nei ka kitekite ai taua.
2. v.t. Affect with such a spell. Kei Waikawa te makau, iria mai au ki te wai (M. 223).
whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki, whakairinga toto (T. 135). Poto katoa i te totanga te whakairiiri (M. 420).
2. A spell to influence or bring to sight an absent person.
iriiri, v.t. 1. Perform some ceremony over a newly born child. = tohi.
2. Baptise. (mod.)
iriiringa, n. Baptism. (mod.)
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Iri (iv), v.i. Be empty, hungry. Ko mahi, ko kai; ko noho, ko iri (P.). Ka manawa-irihia and ka iri maro te manawa are expressions for hunger, desire. He tuki upokororo, ka iri maro te hiakai tangata (M. 129). Te ainga a taku manawa ka irihia ki a taua (M. 229).
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