kūiti
1. (modifier) narrow, confined.
Nā ka neke anō te anahera a Ihowā, ā ka tū ki te wāhi kūiti, kāhore nei he ara hei pekanga ki matau, ki mauī (PT Tauanga 22:26). / And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
Synonyms: kāwitiwiti, namunamu, whāiti, pīrahirahi
2. (noun) narrow part, confined part, peninsula.
Hore rawa ngā kaipuke e puta i te kūiti o taua wāhi moana, hei huarahi, tēnā nō ngā kaipuke ki te moana nui e karangatia ana ko te Ataranatiki. Ki te puta ngā kaipuke i taua wāhi kūiti kua watea ngā kaipuke ki te rere ki ngā wāhi katoa o te ao (KO 16/5/1888:2) / The ships will never go along that narrow part of the sea, it's a route for ships to the big ocean called the Atlantic. If the ships travel along that narrow part they are free to sail to all parts of the world.
Synonyms: kūraenga, pukerae, koutu, kūrae, raenga kūiti
