tautika
1. (verb) to be even, level, equal, straight, direct.
Haere, e Tā Tānara Mākarini, i te ara nui, tautika te haere ki tō Matua i te Rangi (TWMNT 13/3/1877:62). / Farewell, Sir Donald McLean, go on the wide path, straight to your Heavenly Father.
Synonyms: pātiki, kaupae, taumata, whakatūpā, tūpā, papatahi, paparite, papatairite, whakapaparanga, apaapa, apa, kōeke, kōeketanga, paparanga
2. (modifier) even, level, equal, straight, direct.
Me kimi he papa tautika, kāore e pai te mea pāhiwihiwi (PK 2008:899). / Look for a straight plank, an uneven one won't be suitable.
3. (noun) straightness, directness.
He topatahi, toparua, topa pū, taitapa ngā tūranga tākaro o Mōnita, ā, kātahi kē nei te ātaahua, te parahutihuti me te tautika ōna ki te oma (TTR 2000:54). / The positions that Mōnita played were at first five-eighth, second five-eight, centre and wing, and he was a beautiful, fast and straight runner.
