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Tā (i). 1. v.t. Dash. Na te ngaru i ta ki te one, pae ai (M. 83). He ua ta whakarere (A very heavy rain).

2. Aim a blow at. Katahi ka taia e Tawhiri ki a Tumatauenga (T. 6).

3. Strike, beat, with a stick, etc. Hoatu tatou ki te ta karaka.—Toki ta wahie te toki (M. 292). Ta i te kawa, strike with a branch of kawakawa (i.e., perform the ceremony of kawa). Ka haere te tohunga ki roto ki te whare, e ta ana ki nga taha o te whare.

4. Whip a top. Katahi ka whakahaua e Turi nga tamariki ki te takaro, ki te ta kaitaka (T. 107).

5. Dash water out of a canoe; so bail. Tangia te riu o te waka.—Tangia te wai o to waha (Bail out your mouth, i.e., cease talking).

6. Cut. E haere ana ahau ki te ta toetoe mo toku whare.

7. Tattoo. Takoto ra, e hine, kia taia o ngutu, to kauae, kia pai ai koe (M. 58). I taia to moko ki te aha ? (P.).

8. Sprinkle by means of a branch or bunch of leaves dipped in water.

9. Paint. Ka wehi taua iwi ki ona kanohi, ano i taia ki te takou te whero (T. 16).

10. Carve, fashion. He pounamu, he aurei, i hoatu e te tangata ki te tohunga kia taia, ara kia hangā hei matau.—Katahi ka taia te matau ra, whakapiri rawa ki te paua.

11. Overcome. Ka taia e te moe (W. i, 115).

12. Lay, allay. He ta kopito (M. 44).

13. n. Maul, mallet.

14. Whip for a top.

15. Scoop for bailing a canoe. = tatā.

16. Stroke with a taiaha.

tāinga, n. Place for bailing in a canoe. Ko au nei te whanatu hei te tainga riu (M. 252). Ka ngaro katoa te ihu, tango ake ki te tainga wai (M. ix). Sometimes in the form tāingāwai. Ka taea te taingawai o te ihu, tango atu ki te tangawai o waenga (T. 72).

tānga, n. 1. Circumstance, time, or place of dashing, striking, etc. ‖ 1–12, above. Kei hea te wahi tanga wahie?—He whakawai tanga moko (M. 57). Tānga kakariki, a perch or stand so arranged that parakeets settling on it could be killed by a blow from a stick. Tānga ika, (a) The slaying of something either as an offering for, or subsequently dedicated to, an atua. E ta, me patu e taua te oi hei tanga ika ma taua (W. iii, 39). Kia tae atu au ki te kawe i te hau o tenei tanga ika (T. 22). (b) The custom of presenting to the relatives of a warrior the property of one whom he has slain in battle.

2. The place where a seine is brought to land. Tawewetia te tanga mo te kupenga.

tātā, v.t. 1. Dash down, beat down. He kawatawata tata moana te koangiangi (J. xx, 17). Ua tātā, very heavy rain.

2. Break in pieces by dashing on the ground. Tatakia te rakau na hei wahie ma taua.—Tatakina a tatou wahie kia matariki. Tātā wahie is now applied to cutting firewood with an axe.

3. Strike repeatedly. Kua uru ia ki roto ki nga matua a tera, tata haere ai, takirua, takitoru ki roto i te rapa o tona taiaha (J. xx, 23).

4. Oppose, contradict. E pa, he kupu tata tau kupu.

5. Hew out. Ka tahuri ki te tata kumete mana.

tatā. 1. v.t. Bail water out of a canoe. E kore au e waiho hei tata i te wai o to tatou waka (T. 21).

2. n. Bailer. Ko te ingoa o te tata ko Tipuahoronuku (T. 111).

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Tā (ii), v.t. Net. Katahi ano ka kitea te ta o te kupenga (T. 179). Ka rapua kia taia he kupenga, ka haoa (M. v). Tā rakau, a small woven ridge covering the joining of the io of taniko border with those of the body (kaupapa) of a garment.

tānga, n. The operation of netting or weaving. E rua tekau tanga o te kete ka kitea i reira (M. 230).

tātā, n. Small bag net. Tātā ika, a ground net for crayfish.

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Tā (iii), n. 1. Stalk, stem, of a plant.

2. Quill of a feather, feather. Kia ai he ta kotuku ki roto o te nohoanga pahi, kia tau ai (Let there be a plume of white heron feathers in the assembly, that all may be well—i.e., let there be a chief present) (P.). Kei te titiro te iwi ki nga tohu o te rangatira, o te toa, ki te ta kotuku, ki te pare karearea (J. xx, 20).

3. Shin, lower joint of the leg.

tātā, n. 1. Stalk, stem. Ka tae ki te tata perehia, ka werohia taua tata perehia ki taua ngaru (W. iii, 35).

2. Long handle of the pewa, for snaring birds. Tātā pere, throwing stick for darts.

3. Shin.

4. Fence, particularly the outer palisade of a fort.

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Tā (iv). 1. v.t. Breathe; generally used with manawa. Ka ta te manawa, ka kau ano (Pi. page 355 135, 3). Kua ta te ihu, be relieved, after hunger, cold, etc. Ka hiakai te tangata, ka kai, a kua ta te ihu, kua ora.

2. Be uttered. Muri iho ka ta te umere ki te koputu manu.

3. n. Wind. E pa ta waho, e awhea mai nei (M. 201). E ta uru waho, e wawara mai nei (M. 118).

whakatā, v.t. Allow time for breathing. Ka whakata i tona manawa (T. 132).

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Tā (v), v.i. Slant, be oblique, deviate from the perpendicular, or parallel. He ta kakaho ka kitea, he ta tangata e kore e kitea (P.). Another form gives, He tanga kakaho (P. 27). (Crookedness of reed setting can be seen, etc.)

tātā. 1. v.t. Wag, nod. Kaore e kori tona tinana, ko te mahunga anake e tata ana (W.M. x, 115). E tata ana te whiore o te kuri ki tona rangatira.

2. n: A small variety of eel.

3. Tail of thehapukufish, which was regarded as a delicacy. Ko nga ika i mahue atu, ka kotia mai nga tata, nga whatuaro, nga upoko o nga hapuku (J. xx, 17).

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Tā (vi), n. Flock; used of certain birds. E tama ma, e, haere atu ra, popo noa ana te korikori, e tawaia ana i te ta riroriro.—Ka rere ia kia hea i te ta kokako a Kotikoti ? Tā pākūwhā, a term applied to a company of persons visiting connections by marriage. ‖ tānga (i).

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Tā (vii), n. A term of address with certain tribes. Occasionally it may be translated friend. E ta ! kawea atu tetahi wai moku (T. 168). In the plural, e tā ma! E ta ma! he aha ta korua korero? (W. iii, 39).

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Tā (viii), definitive particle used with pronouns, nouns, and proper names to indicate possession. 1. To form a simple possessive, the … of = te … a. Ka wehi noa ake te matua a Hatupatu … tena ko ta Hatupatu matua kotahi, he maha nga rangatira (T. 101). Ko ta korua mokai he ika haehae kupenga (T. 200). He aha ta te tangata haere pononga? (What are the means of a man who is travelling?) (T. 196). Ko ta namata kai nui tenei he kuri (T. 139). Kia hohoro ta ratou haere (T. 147).

2. To supply the want of the verb have, in which case the object generally has the indefinite article he. He putorino ta Tutanekai, he koauau ta Tiki (T. 130). He tangi ta te tamaiti, he whakama ta te kaumatua (P. 827).

3. Elliptically, either to obviate the repetivtion of the noun, or implying the reference to intention, inclination, saying, etc. Ka hutia ake e Irawaru tana aho, akuanei ka arau ki ta Maui (T. 25). Kihai i hamumu te waha o nga tuakana no te mea kua he ta ratou (T. 200). Ka mea atu Te Hikaka, “Maoa tonu.” Ta Kapua, “Hua atu, kai mata, whiwhia; maoa, riro ke” (P. 104). Ka hei ta raua; apopo au kite iho ana i a raua (T. 200). Hei reira ka kotikoti ai te ika nei, a ka riro pai ta tera, ta tenei na, ta tera ra (i.e., and each will receive his share) (T. 22). Also in reciting genealogies, tama being understood. Ta Kihi ko Rangiaho, ta Rangiaho ko Te Heuheu (M. Ixvii).

4. In the expression ta te mea, the fact being that, because. Ka mea ia ki tona matua whangai kia whakaaro ki ana kupu i mea atu ra ki a ia, ta te mea kua pa ia ki a Hinemoa (T. 131). Ka tupu te whakaaro i a Tawhirimatea kia tahuri mai ia ki te whawhai ki ona tuakana mo te wehewehenga i o ratou matua, ta te mea kaore ia i whakaae kia wehea raua (T. 4).

Note.—With the singular personal pronouns ta combines with the pronominal suffixes, and forms the words tāku, tāu, tāna, which are treated separately. The construction te … a may be used indifferently for ta, as in the example under 1, above, except with personal pronouns. For the difference between tā and tō (x), ‖ a (ii), o (iii), F.L. § 22. The pl. of tā is ā. ‖ ā (iii).

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Tā (ix), n. Excrement. He ringa aha au ringa, te ao ai i nga ta o a taua tamariki? (W. i, 84). Ta-turi, earwax. = tae-turi. ‖ tae (ii).

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Tā (x), a. Near. Ki taku mohio ka ta koe te mate (W. i, 147). Na, ka ta te hemo te wahine ra. ‖ tata.

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Tā (xi), prefix, having apparently a causative force similar to that of whaka.

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