toti - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

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1. (verb) to be lame, limp, hobble.

E toti ana te waewae o mua i te taha katau (TW 9/10/1875:276). / The front leg on the right side is lame.

Synonyms: mehameha, tīmohea, tākohekohe, tāngange, memeha, totitoti, momohe, ngongohe, parure, pīngohengohe, pingohe, wana-kore

2. (adjective) be lame.

He toti te waewae o mua i te taha katau (TW 9/10/1875:276). / The front leg on the right side is lame.

Synonyms: hauā, ngongengonge, kopa, totitoti, turingongengonge, waehauā, kokekoke, hape, kōpiri, tūparaka, kopakopa

3. (noun) limp, hobble, lameness.

I ētahi wā he kino tana toti. / Sometimes her limp is bad.

Synonyms: totitoti, hapehape

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