Tiwha. 1. n. Patch, spot. Applied to a bald patch on the head, mark of a landslip, etc.
2. Rings of paua shell inserted in carved work, generally as eyes for grotesque figures.
3. Appeal for assistance in war, either by token sent or by hint conveyed in a song. ‖ Wai. 47; J. xii, 41. Kua mohio a Te Maitaranui he tiwha taua waiata. = kara, ngakau, whakapiko.
4. a. Squinting. He kanohi tiwha.
5. Conspicuous. E kore koe e ngaro i te uri o Tongohiti, ka tiwha ki te ao, ka tiwha ki te po (Thou wilt not be forgotten with the offspring of Tongohiti, conspicuous alike by day and night).
6. v.t. Adorn with rings of shell, as in 2, above. Riariakina ra te tahuhu o to whare, e tiwhaia ki te mata-a-ruru hei pukana ki te whenua (A song about house building) (S. ii, 86). E tia ano aku mata me te mata-a-ruru e tiwhaia ana (S.).
7. Appeal for assistance in war. Ko taua ngeri e tiwha ana ki te ope katoa. ‖ 3, above.
8. Husband, take care of, use sparingly.
9. Spot. Ka tiwhaia te poho o Rangi ki te whanau ra ririki.
titiwha. 1. v.i. Show out, gleam. Ano he pounamu kei nga karu pango e titiwha ana (159).
2. v.t. Catch fish with a paua hook drawn through the water. No te ata nei i haere ai a Te Hinahina, i hoe ai ki te titiwha kahawai.
3. a. Dark. Ka ka noa atu, tu ai te mumura, tu ai te paoa; ehara, titiwha ana te paoa.—Ka kukua te ra, ka pouri titiwha ana.
tiwhatiwha, a. 1. Dark.
2. Gloomy in mind, sad. Ka nui rawa te tiwhatiwha ki a ratou ka ngaro atu nei.
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