taitai - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

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1. (verb) (-a) to wrestle, dash, strike, knock.

Kei te taitai te pōai rā i tōna māhunga ki te pakitara! (PK 2008:820). / That boy is bashing his head against the wall!

Synonyms: pākuru, pātōtō, patō, pātuki, pātukituki, hūtuki, tūtuki, tarawete

2. (verb) (-a) to brush, scrub.

Ētehi wā hoki tino wareware koe ki te taitai i ō niho (NW 1991:24). / Sometimes you completely forget to brush your teeth.

Synonyms: taekai, tāwhao, mōheuheu, muku, tahuere, ururua, kōmuku, heu, heuheu, hūkui, hururua

3. (verb) (-a) to perform a tapu removal ceremony.

Ka taitaia te waka (NM 1928:94). / Then the tapu removal ritual was performed over the canoe.

4. (noun) wrestling.

I te tākaro mamau, arā i te taitai, i riro i a au te toa (HP 1991:39). / In wrestling I was the champion.

5. (noun) brush.

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