kōtiu
1. (verb) to dart, swerve, swoop - as a kite.
E kōtiu ana i roto i ngā ngaru tūātea o te moana whēuriuri (HTK 25/2/1893:2). / Swopping into the foaming waves of the dark ocean.
See also tiu
2. (noun) north-west, north-west wind - some say a north wind.
Tērā anō ētahi motu e tū kē mai ana. Kei te kōtiu o Nukuhiva. Ka rere atu i Nukuhiva kia rua ngā mano māero e rere ai ka tae ki Hawai‘i me ōna motu ririki (MM.TKM 1/1856:11). / There are some other islands lying far away to the north-west of Nukuhiva. If we sail from Nukuhiva in that direction for two thousand miles we shall reach Hawai‘i with its small Islands.
Synonyms: tapātiu, kapekape, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, māuru, tapatapa-aitu, raki-mā-uru, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki, tūpātiu, hauātiu, parera
