kōtui
1. (verb) (-a) to lace, fasten by lacing, interlace, interlink.
Ka hangaia te papa tukutuku ki te toko poutū me ngā kaho huapae, ā, ka kōtuia ēnei ki te whā kiekie, ki te pīngao rānei (RTA 2014:193). / The tukutuku panel is made with vertical rods and horizontal battens, and these are laced together with kiekie or pīngao leaves.
See also tui
2. (noun) lacing, fastening by lacing, interlacing, interlinking.
Nā te kaha rawa o te tapu i te mate, ka tohua rawa ngā mātanga tonu o te hapū ki te whakarite i te tūpāpaku. Ka panipania te tinana ki te kōkōwai me te hinu. Kātahi ka whakanoho tūtia kia whiri ngā pona ki raro iho i te kauae, me te kōtui o ngā ringa ki ngā waewae (Te Ara 2014). / Because of the intensity of the tapu associated with death, specialist people within a hapū would be in charge of preparing the dead person. The body was smeared with red ochre and oil, then it was sat up with the knees tucked under the chin and the arms wrapped tightly around the legs.
Synonyms: pawero
