tiri

1. (verb) (-a) to plant (root crops, etc.), throw one by one, place one by one.

Ko ētahi whenua e maharatia ana e rātou kia tiria ki te rākau ko ngā wāhi onepū (TTT 1/8/1930:2116). / Some lands they are considering planting in trees are the sandy places.

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Synonyms: marotiritiri, tanu, pou, rākau, tou, tipu, rumaki, tiritiri, kōkō, whakatō, whakatōtō, whakatopatopa

2. (noun) planting (of root crops).

Kāore e roa te tiri ka pau ngā purapura, heoi anō ka haere te rongo ko te waerenga a mea kua oti te kōiri (TPH 12/8/1905:2). / They weren't planting for long when the seed potatoes were all used up, and then the news went out that planting of so-and-so's garden had been completed.

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3. (noun) share, portion.

Synonyms: hea, tūtanga, wāhi, maramara, moka, taha, pīhi, tohatoha, toha, tuari, wāhanga, wakawaka

Tīri

1. (loan) (personal name) Steed.

Ko H. Tīri te kaihoko o ngā tī me ngā huka, ā he iti te utu o āna taonga e hoko atu ai, ā he tino pai āna taonga (TW 3/6/1876). / H. Steed, seller of tea and sugar. Goods sold are of low price and good quality.

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tiri porokere

1. (noun) bricklayer.

kaiao tiri pata

1. (noun) fungus.

Inā te huhua o ngā momo kaiao tiri pata puta i Aotearoa. There are many kinds of fungi throughout Aotearoa. /

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Tiri o Te Moana, Te

1. (location) Antarctica.

He hau rongonui te parera o Waitaha, pērā anō hoki te hau tonga ka kawe i ngā naku mai i Te Tiri o Te Moana (Te Ara 2012). / Canterbury’s nor’wester is a well-known wind, as is the southerly, which blasts up from Antarctica.

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