Tihi (i). 1. n. Summit, top, peak, point. Ko te tihi o te maunga ra taku kainga (J. ii, 222). Katahi ka rere atu, noho ana i runga i te tihi o taua rakau (T. 16).
2. Raised fortification or citadel within a pa. Ka tu iho te puhi, a Te Arairehe, i runga i te tihi o tona pa, o Oreiwhata (J. ii, 45).
3. Topknot of hair.
4. A univalve mollusc.
5. v.i. Lie in a heap. Tekau nga taro e tihi ana i tona aroaro (T. 49).
whakatihi, n. 1. Basket of fern root. (R.)
2. Feast.
3. One who assists another to give a feast.
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Tihi (ii), v.i. Sough, moan, of the wind. E tihi ana hoki te hau mihi kainga, te parera Hikurangi (J. xx, 23).
tihitihi. 1. v.i. Make a gentle rustling sound.
Ka pai te rangi ka hauhau, ka tihitihi te hau.
2. a. Trifling, idling.
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