koti

kotī

1. (verb) to spurt out, flow.

2. (verb) to come into bloom.

Ka pua rā ngā taewa, ka kotī (W 1971:148). / The potatoes bud and come into full bloom.

1. (verb) (-a) to cut in two, divide, cut off, interrupt.

Ka kawea te popoki ki mua, ka oti te kawe, ka hohoki mai ka kotia te pito (M 2007:14). / The placenta is carried to the front, and when done, the umbilical cord is cut.

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koti

1. (loan) (noun) coat.

He tini noa atu ana koti, tarautete, wēkete, pōtae, kiapa, kāone, paraikete, raka, me ngā tini mea katoa e paingia e te Māori (TW 22/6/1878:309). / He has a great many coats, trousers, waistcoats, hats, caps, gowns, blankets, locks and all the many things liked by Māori.

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kōti

1. (loan) (verb) (-a,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to judge (in court).

Ko te take kāore tēnei whenua i kōtitia, kāore i Karauna Karātitia, he whenua papatupu tonu tēnei whenua ko Te Hāpuku tonu te Karauna Karāti o runga i te mana Māori takoto ai (TW 22/6/1878:319). / This land has not been passed through the Native Lands Court, there has not been a Crown grant issued for it, and it is held by Native title, as he, Te Hāpuku, is the sole (Crown grant) holder of this land and Te Hāpuku is the Native authority over this land.

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2. (loan) (noun) court.

I ui mai a Te Hīni ki te pāremata, mehemea kua tae mai ngā kōrero o ngā tiati o te Kōti whakawā whenua Māori (TW 5/8/1874:3). / Mr Sheehan asked parliament if the deliberations of the judges of the Māori Land Court had arrived.

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kōti

1. (loan) (noun) coach (transport).

Kei te rā whā ka haere ki Taupō i runga i te kōti mēra, e hoki ana ki Nēpia (TW 2/11/1878:550). / On the fourth day he went to Taupō on the mail coach, returning to Napier.

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kōti

1. (loan) (noun) gorse, Ulex europaeus.

Nā Piri i āwhina te mahi whakawātea i te papanga i te kōti me te parakipere, hei whakatū i ngā whare tuatahi (TTR 1998:143). / Piri helped clear the land of gorse and blackberry to erect the first houses.

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koti

1. (noun) goat.

Puta ai i te koti ētahi o ngā tino tīhi o te ao. Goats produce some of the best cheeses in the world. /

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koti kamo

1. (noun) choroid membrane.

koti ua

1. (noun) raincoat.

Kei hea taku koti ua? / Where is my raincoat?

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Synonyms: tāpōrena, tiakete, hākete

koti hiko

1. (noun) power cut.

koti moe

1. dressing gown.

Kia maumahara koe ki tō koti moe ka puta ana i tō rūma kei wehi ā tāua manuhiri. Remember your dressing gown when you leave your room lest we scare our guests. /

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Kōti Matua

1. (loan) Supreme Court, High Court.

I te 17 o Hune nei, i whakawākia rāua i te Kōti Matua mō te hara tuhituhi pukanoa i ngā ingoa tāngata kē ki ngā tieki tono moni i ngā pēke, ā whakataua ana e te kōti kia kotahi tau mō tētahi, mō tētahi ki te whare herehere (TWMA 20/6/1884:3). / On 17th June they went on trial in the Supreme Court for writing fraudulent cheques and were each sentenced by the court to one year in prison.

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