tautīnei
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to support, uphold, promote, sustain.
Ko koe te mea e tautīnei ana i tērā taha (W 1971:404). / You are the one supporting that side.
Synonyms: whakapiki, whakatairanga, hapahapai, kōkiri, whakatuarā
2. (noun) supporter, upholder, promoter, sustainer.
Ko 1894 te tau i whakatūria ai ia hei kaiwhakawā mā te Kīngi Māori. He tautīnei i ngā ture a te Kauhanganui, he whakapūmau i te rongomau me te whakatau raruraru ētahi o ngā mahi hei mahinga māna (TTR 1994:95). / In 1894 he was appointed as a magistrate for the Māori King. Upholding the laws of the Kauhanganui, keeping the peace and settling disputes were some of his functions.
Synonyms: kaiwhakahau, kawau mārō, kaihāpai, kaitaunaki, whakaihuwaka, aumangea
