2. (verb) to be chipped, scarred, scratched, defaced.
Kua tiwha te peita o taku waka i te ara kirikiri (HJ 2012:204). / The paint on my car has been chipped from the gravel road.
Synonyms: riwhariwha, riwha
3. (verb) (-ia) to appeal for assistance in war - sometimes by a hint in a song.
Ka tono a Te Rangimōwaho ki a Ngāti Koura, i runga i te kaupapa kia pūtahi rātau ki te pakanga ki te hoariri. He mea tiwha e ia (TTR 1990:237). / Te Rangimowaho made his request to Ngāti Koura that they join in the war against the enemy. He did this by an appeal for assistance in war.
4. (adjective) be black.
He kūao tāriona, kotahi tau, he O te parani i te kūhā mauī, he tiwha te rae (TW 1/8/1875:133). / A young stallion, one year old with the brand O on the left thigh and the forehead is black.
5. (noun) patch, spot, bald patch.
He whero pūmangu, he tiwha nui kai te rae, he mā kai te matamata o te ihu, e toru waewae mā, he raho-poka, he hōiho āhua nui, he parani rānei kai te papa katau, he mate rānei, kīhai i mārama (TW 14/12/1878:631). / It has a blackish rump, a large patch on the forehead, the tip of the nose is white, it has three white legs and is a gelding. It's quite a large horse and has a brand on the right flank but the problem is that it isn't clear.
Ka herua e ia ana makawe kia kore ai e kitea tana tiwha. / He combed his hair so that his bald patch couldn't be seen.
Synonyms: hewa, korotiwha, tapi, tapitapi, pūreireitanga, āpure, pāpaki, pūrei, kōpure
6. (noun) scar (of a landslip, etc.).
Ka whakatōkia he whiro ki te tiwha, kia kore ai e horo anō (PK 2008:948). / A willow tree was planted on the scar of the landslip, so that it wouldn't slip again.
7. (noun) scratch.
8. (noun) appeal for assistance in war - sometimes by a hint in a song.
Kua mōhio a Te Maitaranui he tiwha taua waiata (W 1971:427). / Te Maitaranui had known that that song was an appeal for assistance in war.
9. (noun) iris (of the eye).
Ko te tiwha he paparanga e uhi ana i te arotahi o te karu hei whakaiti, hei whakanui rānei i te aho e uru atu ana ki te karu (RP 2009:245). / The iris is a layer covering the lens of the eye to reduce or increase the amount of light entering the eye.
