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tuhi

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to write, draw, record.

Ka tae ki reira, kua hikitia e te mīhini kua riringitia ngā waiū ki roto i tētahi taika kaitā, kua tirohia te taumaha, kua tuhia ki roto i taku pukapuka (HP 1991:25). / When I arrived there, they were lifted by the machine and the milk was poured into a large tank, the weight was checked and written into my book.

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2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to adorn, decorate (with painting, etc.).

Ka kite a Tūpai i te rangi e tuhi ana te pīpipi o te rangi (JPS 1926:240). / Tūpai saw the sky adorned with cirrostratus cloud.

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3. (verb) (-a) to point out, point at.

Tuhia mai ko tēhea o ngā pā hei huakanga mā tātou (W 1971:448). / Point out which fort for us to attack.

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Synonyms: tohu, tohutohu, whakaatu, tūtohi, whakahahaki, whakaatuatu, arataki, tūtohu


4. (noun) writing, script.

I te mea kua tāia, ka pōhēhē ngā tamariki kei te tika katoa te tuhi me te takoto o ngā kupu (HM 3/1991:2). / Because they have been published, the children think mistakenly that the writing and grammar is all correct.

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tuhi māreikura

1. (noun) ornamentation of the forehead with red ochre.

Ko te tuhi kōrae, arā ko te tuhi mareikura, i haea tikatia ngā tuhi mai i tētahi taha o te rae ki tētahi taha (M 2006:206). / The marking of the forehead was the noble mark which was drawn straight across from one side of the forehead to the other side.

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2. (noun) esteemed friend, respected friend, treasure, darling - a term of endearment.

Tēnei kua kitea iho i roto i ngā parirau o te manu nei a 'Te Pīpī' tētahi tuhi māreikura, mō tō tatou hoa, mō Rena Peneti (TJ 23/5/1899:9). / Now a treasure has been revealed in the wings of this bird, 'Te Pipi' ['Te Pipiwharauroa' newspaper] for our friend, Rena Bennett.

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kiri tuhi

1. tattoo - a term used for tattooing that is not regarded as having the cultural aspects related to moko.

pukapuka tuhi

1. (noun) workbook, notebook.

tuhi rerehua

1. (noun) calligraphy.

E tino kitea ana te tuhi rerehua i ngā kāri tono mārena (RTA 2014:191). / Calligraphy is best seen on wedding invitations.

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tuhi matapō

1. (noun) Braille.

ā-tuhi

1. written, in writing.

Ahakoa kāore i matatau rawa ia ki te kōrero Māori ā-kīwaha, i tua atu i te reo ā-tuhi, i kaha pū tonu a Pat ki te whakaū i te reo ā-waha, me ngā tikanga Māori anō hoki (TTR 2000:81). / Although she was not very fluent in colloquial Māori, Pat placed strong emphasis on the spoken as well as the written language and on cultural practices.

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tangata tuhi pakiwaituhi

1. (noun) cartoonist.

whakaae ā-tuhi

1. (verb) to agree in writing.


2. (noun) written consent.

whakamāori ā-tuhi

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to translate in writing, translate into Māori in writing.

E toru ngā wāhanga o te whakamātautau taha tuhituhi: whakamāori ā-tuhi, whakapākehā ā-tuhi, he tuhinga roa: (i) whakamāori ā-tuhi: ka hoatu ētahi tuhinga kōrero Pākehā ki a koe, ko tāu he whakamāori mai ā-tuhi. (ii) whakapākehā ā-tuhi: ka hoatu ētahi tuhinga kōrero Māori ki a koe, ko tāu he whakapākehā mai ā-tuhi (HM 2/1995:10). / There are three sections in the written examination: written translation into Māori, written translation into English, and an essay: (i) written translation into Māori: some writing in English will be given to you and what you have to do is translate it into Māori. (ii) written translation into English: some writing in Māori will be given to you and what you have to do is translate it into English.

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tohu ā-tuhi

1. (noun) punctuation mark.

tuhi ā-ringa

1. (verb) to write by hand.

Kitea ana tōna kaingākau ki tana taha Māori i te nui o ngā whakataukī nāna i kohi mai, he mea āta tuhi ā-ringa tonu e ia ki runga kāri (TTR 1998:6). / His interest in his Maori heritage was evident in the large number of whakataukī he collected, which were meticulously handwritten on cards.

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2. (noun) handwriting.

Ka mōhio atu a ia ki te tuhi ā-ringa a tana whaea (Ng 1993:194). / He recognised his mother's handwriting (Ng 1993:194).

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Tuhi, Wiremu Pātara Te

1. (personal name) (?-1910) Waikato, Ngāti Mahuta; leader, warrior and editor of the Kīngitanga Māori newspaper He Hokioi e Rere Atu Nā. Secretary and adviser to Tāwhiao, the second Māori King.

tuhi ā-whakahua

1. (noun) phonetic spelling.

whakapākehā ā-tuhi

1. (noun) written translation into English.

E toru ngā wāhanga o te whakamātautau taha tuhituhi: whakamāori ā-tuhi, whakapākehā ā-tuhi, he tuhinga roa: (i) whakamāori ā-tuhi: ka hoatu ētahi tuhinga kōrero Pākehā ki a koe, ko tāu he whakamāori mai ā-tuhi. (ii) whakapākehā ā-tuhi: ka hoatu ētahi tuhinga kōrero Māori ki a koe, ko tāu he whakapākehā mai ā-tuhi (HM 2/1995:10). / There are three sections in the written examination: written translation into Māori, written translation into English, and an essay: (i) written translation into Māori: some writing in English will be given to you and what you have to do is translate it into Māori. (ii) written translation into English: some writing in Māori will be given to you and what you have to do is translate it into English.

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Kura-ā-Tuhi, Te

1. (noun) Correspondence School - provides distance education from early childhood level to Year 13. Now called Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu.

Aho o Te Kura Pounamu, Te

1. The Correspondence School - provides distance education from early childhood level to Year 13. Originally called Te Kura-ā-Tuhi.

tuhitītaha

1. (noun) italics - sometimes as two words, i.e. tuhi tītaha.

Ko te tuhitītaha i roto i ngā tuhinga reo Māori hei tohu i te kupu o tētahi atu reo, tae atu ki te kupu Pākehā tonu. / Italics in writing in Māori is to indicate a word of another language, including an English word.

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