pēhi
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to press down, oppress, repress, suppress.
Pēhia ai te tahā ki raro i te wai kia kore ai e uru he hamuti ki roto (TTT 1/12/1929:1935). / The calabash was pushed down into the water so that excrement would not enter.
Synonyms: kaupēhi, pēhipēhi, koropehu, whakakōmau, tāmoe, tāmi, whakapēhi, tātāmi, kaupēhipēhi, where, whakawhiu, nonope, aupēhi
2. (verb) to cover, incubate, sit on (as a hen, etc.), hatch.
3. (noun) ballast - for a canoe or ship.
See also pēhanga
Synonyms: tao waka, pēhanga kōhatu
