Results for 'miti'
mīti - meat
Miti (i). 1. v.t. Lick, lick up.
2. n. Undertow of surf, backwash. Kei riro i te miti o te moana.—Ka aki mai te ngaru ki te toka, ka hoki te miti.
3. In the expression miti aitua, dryness of the throat and mouth caused by fear; an evil omen.
mimiti. 1. a. Dried up, disappeared. Ka ngaro te kai e mimiti ta tuwaewae (M. 11). Kua mimiti te wai o te repo. Tai mimiti, low water.
2. Exterminated, swallowed up. E! ka mimiti toku iwi, akuanei pea ka mate hoki ko au (T. 119).
3. n. Trochus tiaratus, a univalve mollusc. = mitimiti.
mitimiti. 1. v.t. Lick, keep on licking. E kiia mai nei ki te nane mitimiti oko (M. 244).
2. n. Shallow water.
3. = mimiti, 3.
Williams Dictionary
Miti (ii), n. 1. A heavy stone from which weapons were made.
2. A weapon made of the above.
Williams Dictionary
Ko wai rā kei te tapahi i te mīti?
Who is chopping the meat?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ehara i te miti kau te hapa pai ki a au.
It's not meat that I like for dinner.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara i te mīti kau (te hapa pai ki a au).
It's not meat (the dinner that I like).
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kua tika katoa kai me ngā mīti atu.
All the food, including the meat, should be ready now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Hei kai kē te mīti nā, kāore hei mōunu.
That meat is for food, not for bait.
For the purpose of - hei
Kāore ia i te kai mīti.
He doesn't eat meat.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Ka nui te mīti, te hēki me te tuna.
There's plenty of meat, eggs and eels.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Te mōmona hoki o tēnā mīti!
How succulent that meat is!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Ko Pita tērā kei te tapahi i te mīti.
That's Pita chopping the meat.
That (over there) - tērā
I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
He miti me te raihi te hapa pai ki a au.
Meet and rice are good to me.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He mīti me te raihi te hapa pai ki a au.
Meat and rice are the best dinner for me!
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He tino reka te mīti!
The meat is yummy!
He pai ake te huawhenua i te miti.
Vegetables are better than meat.
Ki a au, he reka atu te kai moana i te kai mīti.
I reckon, seafood is better than meat.
mīti me te rīwai.
meat and spuds.
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti kei roto i te kāpata.
There is a lot of leftover meat in the cupboard.
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti.
There's plenty of left-over meat.
Tino reka te mīti!
The meat is yummy!
Kei te kai te kurī i te mīti kau. Kei te koa ia.
The dog is eating beef. He is happy.
Ko te heihei te tūmomo mīti e kainga ana e ratou.
The type of meat that is being eaten by them is chicken
He mīti me te kāpeti.
Meat and cabbage.
