On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kotiri. 1. v.i. Go or come one at a time. Kotiri marire te haere a te hanga nei.—Te ao uru e kotiri ra (M. 418).

2. Start suddenly in sleep; regarded as a bad omen. = takiri.

3. v.t. Plant fresh kumara in the place of those that have failed. = tiri.

4. n. Meteor.

kōtiritiri, n. 1. Meteor. Me te kotiritiri. (Said of a person going frequently to and fro.)

2. A game played with light sticks weighted at one end, which are made to bob up and down in a pool of water.

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