kī
1. (loan) (verb) to lock.
E rua ngā tatau o te whare hoko, he mea kī, he mea tūtaki ki te tūtaki (MM.TKM 30/4/1856:6). / There are two doors to the store, one secured by a lock, one by a bolt.
Synonyms: raka
2. (loan) (stative) be locked.
Ahakoa ko ngā tāngata o roto o taua whenua, ka haere atu ki taua whenua, ka pono atu e kī ana te kēti, me āta haere atu ki te tangata i a ia te kī o te kēti (TW 16/11/1878:579). / Although there are people present on that land, when you go on that land, you will find the gate locked and you must go to the person with the key of the gate.
3. (loan) (noun) key.
Ahakoa ko ngā tāngata o roto o taua whenua, ka haere atu ki taua whenua, ka pono atu e kī ana te kēti, me āta haere atu ki te tangata i a ia te kī o te kēti (TW 16/11/1878:579). / Although there are people present on that land, when you go on that land, you will find the gate locked and you must go to the person with the key of the gate.
