tīrara
1. (verb) to be scattered, spread out, dispersed.
Ka mui mai ngā rōpū hou a ngā Teine ki uta i Ingarangi tīrara haere ana rātou ki ngā wāhi katoa o te whenua (KO 20/12/1887:6). / The new groups of Danes flocked to the shores of England spreading to all parts of the country.
Synonyms: katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, mirara, pirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga
2. (verb) to be spaced apart, wide apart.
Nā, tokowhā taua hunga e hī ana, e tū tīrara katoa ana i runga i te awa, tētahi i muri i tētahi (TWMNT 9/3/1875:58). / Now, there were four in that group fishing, all standing wide apart over the creek, one behind the other.
3. (verb) to spread.
I tīrara haere ai tēnei rongo ki ngā wāhi katoa o taua whenua (KO 18/2/1888:8). / This news spread to all parts of that country.
4. (noun) wide opening.
Tō te whare, he whatitoka; tō te wharau, he tīrara (W 1971:423). / A house has a doorway; a temporary shelter has a wide opening.
whare tīrara
1. (noun) house of learning - a term used by Ngāi Te Rangi for the institution to retain and impart knowledge of their history, cultural practices, language and all matters related to their iwi.
Ko Te Whare Tīrara o Te Rangihouhiri he whare pupuru taonga ākōrero nei, ā-kiko nei, he whare wānanga i te hōhonutanga o ngā kōrero o te iwi e ai ki te iwi (Ngāi Te Rangi 2017). / The House of Learning of Te Rangihouhiri is a place to retain oral knowledge and treasures, a place to learn the detailed stories of the tribe according to the tribe.
