takitini
1. (modifier) in crowds, large numbers, myriads.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 9;)
Haere rā, e koro, haere! Haere i te ara takitini, i te ara takimano, i te ara karere kore ki muri! (JPS 1922:80). / Farewell, Sir, farewell! Depart along the path trodden by the myriads, trodden by the thousands, the path which sends no messenger to the rear!
See also taki-
Synonyms: ngerongero, ngero
2. (noun) many, large numbers, multitude.
Nō te tīmatanga takitahi ngā Māori i tae ki te kura. Nō te tukunga rā anō o Rotohiko i tētehi whenua e toru eka te rahi, kātahi anō te takitini ka haere ki te kura (TTR 1990:130). / At first few Māori attended school. When Rotohiko donated another site of three acres only then did large numbers go to school.
Synonyms: ngero, mano, hākerekere, nuipuku, mātinitini, tinitini, huhua, ngerongero, hira, marea, wene, mahi, hia, nui, tuarea, mahamaha, te hanga a te, te mahi a te ..., tini, tokomaha, pio, maha, tuauriuri
