kī
1. (loan) (verb) to lock.
E rua ngā tatau o te whare hoko, he mea kī, he mea tūtaki ki te tūtaki (MM.TKM 30/4/1856:6). / There are two doors to the store, one secured by a lock, one by a bolt.
Synonyms: raka
2. (loan) (stative) be locked.
Ahakoa ko ngā tāngata o roto o taua whenua, ka haere atu ki taua whenua, ka pono atu e kī ana te kēti, me āta haere atu ki te tangata i a ia te kī o te kēti (TW 16/11/1878:579). / Although there are people present on that land, when you go on that land, you will find the gate locked and you must go to the person with the key of the gate.
3. (loan) (noun) key.
Ahakoa ko ngā tāngata o roto o taua whenua, ka haere atu ki taua whenua, ka pono atu e kī ana te kēti, me āta haere atu ki te tangata i a ia te kī o te kēti (TW 16/11/1878:579). / Although there are people present on that land, when you go on that land, you will find the gate locked and you must go to the person with the key of the gate.
tatangi
1. (verb) to rattle, jingle (as with keys), gurgle.
Tōna roa e toru putu, he kōiwi kau tōna āhua, he whīroki rawa hoki; i tōna omanga atu, tatangi haere ana ngā iwi o taua nanakia nei (TWMNT 14/12/1875:298). / Its height was three feet, and it was a perfect skeleton, and it was extremely thin; and as it ran its bones rattled.
2. (noun) rattle, clatter, jingle.
Kāore au i te kōingo ki ngā tāone, ki te pōwaiwai o te tāngata, ki te haruru, ki te tatangi, ki te hoihoi. Kāti anō taku hoihoi ko te korihi a ngā manu, ko te pupuhi a te hau, ko te haruru o te tai, ko te hiere a te tamariki (TTT 1/8/1926:444). / I don't yearn for the towns, for the hustle and bustle of people, the rumble, clatter and noise. I'm fine with the noise of the birds singing, the wind blowing, the roar of the sea and the sound of children.
Synonyms: ruri
3. (noun) tambourine.
4. (noun) cutty grass, Gahnia lacera - a sedge found from North Cape to Whanganui. Grows 60 cm-1.5 m tall with wide yellowish green leaves that have a sharp cutting edge. Short flowering stems are stiff, and the panicles are followed by shiny black fruit.
See also toetoe ngaungau
Synonyms: toetoe kiwi, tarangārara, toetoe ngaungau
2. (noun) screw.
Synonyms: wairori, whakawiri, takawiri, takawiriwiri
3. (noun) tuning key (of a guitar, etc.).
Mā te huri i ngā kōwiri e whakatikahia ai te tangi o ngā aho (RTP 2015:61). / By turning the tuning keys the pitch of the strings is corrected.
patooro
1. (noun) key (of a musical keyboard).
He papa patooro tō te piana, ā, mā te pēhi i tētahi o ngā patooro e pākurua ai he aho maitai. Ko te tōiriiri o ngā aho te takenga mai o te tangi, ā, mā te tinana o te piana e whakapāorooro (RTP 2015:75). / The piano has a keyboard, and pressing a key causes the striking of a steel string. The vibration of the strings is the source of the sound which is resonated by the body of the piano (RTP 2015:75).
