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tīaho

1. (verb) to emit rays of light, shine.

Me whakawahi te Pīhopa Māori ki Paihia, ki te wāhi i tīaho tuatahi mai ai te māramatanga o te whakapono ki te iwi Māori (TTT 1/6/1929:797). / The Māori Bishop should be ordained at Paihia, at the place where enlightenment of the faith first shone on the Māori people.

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Synonyms: tīrama, pīata, titi, tore, titiwha, whakahīnātore, whakakanapa, whakakōpura, whakapīata, aho, kōpura, kōrapu, iraira, hahana, parakena, kōwatawata, kohara, hana, kōtamutamu, tīramarama, tōwahiwahi, tōwāwahi

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