2. (noun) macula.
2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to nibble (bait).
Kua rongo au i te ika e tongi ana i te mōunu. / I felt the fish nibbling the bait.
3. (noun) dot, point, speck, spot.
Me hanga he tongi whero i te taha ki raro o te pōro, arā ki te taha tonga, hei ritenga mō Niu Tīrani (TWMNT 5/6/1877:144). / A red dot should be mad on the bottom side of the ball, that is on the south side, to represent New Zealand.
Synonyms: koi, koinga, toi, toitoi, tara, tihi, mata, matū, matamata, hiku, kūmore, raenga, akitu, paina, ngahu, tāmore
oro tongi
1. (noun) dotted note (music).
Ka tuhia he tongi ki te taha matau o tētahi oro hei whakaroa i taua oro mā te haurua atu anō. Ka kīia ēnei, he oro tongi (RTP 2015:114). / A dot is written to the right-hand side of a note to lengthen that note by half a length more. This is called a dotted note.
