tutungi
1. (verb) (tūngia) to set alight, set fire to, burn.
Ka tutungi i te ururua kia wātea ai te whenua mō te mahi māra (PK 2008:1023). / They burn the undergrowth so that the ground is clear for making gardens.
Tūngia te ururua, kia tupu whakaritorito te tupu o te harakeke (NP 2001:410). / Burn off the undergrowth so that the flax can sprout. (A whakataukī advocating the clearing of rubbish to get to the heart of a matter.)
