pīhi
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to divide into allotments, allocate pieces, allocate sections, allocate pieces.
Kua pīhitia e mātou kia rua rau eka, kia rima rau eka, ā tae noa ki te rua mano eka, mā te tangata kotahi (MM.TKM 30/6/1857:3). / We have now divided [our land] into portions, varying from two hundred, five hundred, and up to two thousand acres for each individual.
2. (loan) (noun) piece, bit, portion, section.
Tuatoru, kia rapua te oranga o ngā pīhi whenua o ia hapū, o ia hapū (TW 12/2/1875:7). / Thirdly, to seek the sustenance of the land lots of each kinship group.
Synonyms: tiri, taha, hea, tūtanga, ngota, moka, piriri, porohanga, wāhi, mara, maramara, tūāporo, kaupeka, tekihana, tekiona, wāhanga, wehenga, whiti, rārangi
3. (loan) (noun) curtain.
Me hanga anō e koe te tāpenakara, kia tekau pīhi rīnena miro pai; he purū hoki, he pāpura, he ngangana: me whatu ki roto ētahi kerupima; kia tohunga rawa te mahi (PT Ekoruhe 26:1). / Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and blue, and purple and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
