teitei

1. (noun) (sport) clearance.

2. (noun) (gymnastics) lift.

teitei

1. (verb) to be high.

Kua teitei kē ōna mana i tana hokinga ki Whanganui ki te kimi hōia anō māna (TTR 1990:271). / His mana was high when he returned to Whanganui to recruit soldiers.

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2. (modifier) high, tall, lofty.

Ko tēnei te hiwi teitei o te takiwā o Nūhaka (HP 1991:27). / This was the highest ridge in the Nūhaka area.

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Synonyms: ikeike, tiketike, tīkokekoke, aweawe, ike, kaurera, paratū, tīkoke, tītike

3. (noun) height.

Ka tipu te mamaku ki ngā wāhi awaawa haumākū puta noa i Aotearoa. Neke atu i te 20 mita te teitei (Te Ara 2013). / Mamaku tree ferns grow in damp gullies throughout New Zealand. They reach more than 20 metres in height.

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4. (noun) altitude.

Ko te teitei te tawhiti whakaterunga o tētahi mea i runga ake i te pae moana (RP 2009:398). / Altitude is the vertical distance of something above sea level (RP 2009:398).

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5. (noun) summit, top.

I te taenga atu ki te teitei o te maunga, ka poua atu te haki ki te whenua (PK 2008:912). / On arriving at the summit of the mountain, the flag was planted in the ground.

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6. (noun) amplitude.

Mēnā he tere te tōiriiri (arā, he pōturi te auau o te ngaru), he teitei te hauoro, he iere (RP 2009:303). / If the vibration is fast (that is, the frequency is slow), the pitch is high, it sings.

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