tēnihi
1. (loan) (modifier) tennis.
Noho mai ana te nuinga o ana whakarerekētanga ki runga i ana mahi whakahou ake i te tikanga o te takoto o te marae o Kōkōhīnau me ōna whare, ā, whai atu i tēnā ko tana mahi anō ki te hanga papa tākaro, papa purei tēnihi i te marae tonu tae atu ki te hanga whare kai, whare paku, whare horoi ringaringa tōtika ake (TTR 2000:118). / Many of his innovations were to modernise the traditional layout of the Kōkōhīnau marae and its associated buildings, and included construction of playing fields and tennis courts within the marae grounds and the building of appropriate dining and ablution facilities.
See also tēnehi
2. (loan) (noun) tennis.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-53;)
I kuraina anō hoki ia i te kura Māori o Pāmoana, me ngā kāreti o Hikurangi me Te Aute, i reira rā ia i toa ai ki ngā tākaro nei, ki te tēnihi me te whutupaoro (TTR 2000:156). / He was also educated at the Pamoana Native School, Hikurangi College and Te Aute College, where he excelled in tennis and rugby.
