hī
1. (verb) (-a,-ia,-tia) to raise, draw up, fish (with a hook and line).
He ngākaunui atu au ki te hī tuna, ki te whakarapu tuna hoki (HP 1991:16). / I loved line fishing and hunting for eels.
Synonyms: whakarawe, whakatipu, whāngai, whakatāiri, whakaaranga, kōranga, hāpai, huataki, rangahua, huaranga, araara, whakatiputipu, whakakaurera, riariaki, whakatairangaranga, hiki, whakatupu, whakapakeke, mairanga, riaki, whakatū, whakaara, whakaikeike
2. (verb) to raise (the eyebrow).
Kua hī ngā pewa o Koro i te rahi o te tuna i mau i tana mokopuna (HJ 2012:269). / Koro has raised his eyebrows at the amount of eels caught by his grandchild.
3. (verb) to rise, dawn.
Kāore anō i hī te ata, kua tangi te tame heihei (PK 1008:105). / It was not yet dawn and the rooster was crowing.
4. (verb) (-a,-ia) to lead (a song).
Ko ētahi waiata mā te reo kotahi e hī mai, mā te katoa e kamu mai (PK 2008:105). / With some songs one voice leads and the rest join in singing the chorus sections.
Synonyms: hari
5. (noun) fishing.
Ko te tautara a taku māmā he mānuka. He rākau e ono putu pea te roa. He pai ki te pupuri, he māmā mō te hī (HP 1991:14). / My mother's fishing rod was of mānuka. It was a stick about six feet long. It was nice to hold and light for fishing.
