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tōhi - toast

tohi - divide, separate; ceremony for newborn baby

Tōhī, tōhīhī, v.t. Pile up. Kaore, ko nga tangata e tohihi wahie ana ki nga tara o te whare (W. ii, 29).

tōhīanga, n. Heap. He tohianga ke tenei.

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Tohi (i), totohi, v.t. 1. Cut, divide. Ko Parerewha … i haramai nei, me ana ripi hei totohi i nga toihau (M. 41). Tohia a tatou purapura kia ranea ai.

2. Separate. Totohi atu ana te po i a koe, heheu ana mai te ao i a au (M. 132).

3. Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn infant, in connection with the removal of the navel-string. I haere mai au kia tohia ta taua kotiro (T. 52).

4. Perform certain ceremonies before or after a battle for the purpose of making the subject successful. ‖ J. vii, 121. Ka heke atu raua ki te wai rere, ka tohia e Te Aotaki a Tuwhakairiora (J. xx, 20). Ka hui katoa te ope ki te taha o te wai i te ata po, ki te tohi. ‖ raukena.

whakatotohi, v.t. Cut.

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Tohi (ii). 1. n. A vessel in which cooking was done by means of hot stones placed in water.

2. v.t. Boil by means of hot stones.

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Tohi (iii). 1. a. Curved (applied to the waning moon). Kua tohi te marama.

2. v.i. Avoid a weapon by bending the body.

3. Paddle with a peculiar action.

tohitohi, n. A fish similar to mohi; also Galaxias brevipinnis, a small fresh-water fish.

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Kei te pata au i te tōhi mā te parakuihi.
I'm buttering the toast for breakfast.
Sentences with i - i

Kainga ō tōhi!
Eat your toast!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Āe tērā pea me tōhi.
Yes, perhaps some toast.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

He aha mō runga i tō tōhi?
What do you want on your toast?
What? - He aha?

Ā, he kai parakuihi pea, he hēki, he pēkana, he tōtiti, he tōhi hoki.
Um, maybe breakfast food, eggs, bacon, sausages, toast.

Tēnā mahia mai he tōhi māku.
Could you please make me some toast?

harore me te tōhi.
mushrooms and toast.

Kaua e kaingia ō tōhi!
Don’t eat your toast!

He tōhi pea māu?
Perhaps you would like some toast?

Kaingia ō tōhi!
Eat your toast!

#169: A ceremony at which hats are caused to be worn
#11: I am hungry and tired
#182: Perhaps she will be happy again
#146: The food is for the hangi
#143: You will be the one to do the dishes
#191: It will be next week that I will go to the supermarket
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