pātītī
1. (noun) hatchet, short-handled axe.
Nō te taenga ki Ōrongorongo, ka huri atu ki te whakamāmā i te pīkaunga a Te Wera o Ngāti Mutunga, te kaimataara i a ia; ā, nanao kē atu ki tana pātītī, ka patua a Te Wera (TTR 1990:223). / On arriving at Ōrongorongo Te Korou set about lightening the load of Te Wera of Ngāti Mutunga, the person who was watching him; and he grabbed his long-handled tomahawk, and killed Te Wera.
pātītī
1. (noun) grass, meadow rice grass, Microlaena stipoides - a native grass which has a creeping habit and grows to 30 cm high, with stiff, narrow, dark green leaves that taper sharply. Found throughout lowland Aotearoa/New Zealand in open forest and scrub.
He nui ngā moni whakangao i pau i a rātau ki te whakapai ake i ngā pātītī, i ngā whare me ngā utauta, me ētahi mīhini kuti hipi hoki (TTR 1996:103). / They invested heavily to improve the pasture, buildings and equipment, and some shearing machines.
pātītī taranui
1. (noun) tussock grass, bluegrass, Elymus solandri - a grass found in rocky areas and tussock land in both the North and South Islands. Forms a tufted clump with flat, blue-grey leaves.
Hanga kōwhanga ai ngā uha i ngā tumu rākau kua wharemoa, i raro rānei i te pātītī taranui (HM 4/1998:4). / The female bird builds a nest in the hollow tree stumps, or under the tussock grass.
