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tiā

1. (loan) (noun) jar.

Ko te kahanga o taua rū i Whanganui nei ahu atu ki Kaiherau puta atu ki Aramoho, i horo ngā tumere, i pakaru ngā taonga, pureiti nei, pātara nei, tiā nei (TJ 4/1/1898:6). / The force of the earthquake in Whanganui, out to Kaiherau and Aramoho, was such that chimneys fell and plates, bottles and jars broke.

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Synonyms: tioro, tiotio, pāorooro

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