1. (verb) (-tia) to tie together, knot together, tie into a topknot.
Ka mau te maro, ka mau te paepaeroa, ka mau te tātua, ka pūtikitia te māhunga, ka oti (JPS 1926:97). / The kilt was put on, the fine cloak with tāniko borders on three sides was adjusted, also the belt, and the hair was tied in a topknot.
Synonyms: whakapōrohe, pūtikitiki
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