tiketike
1. (verb) to be high, lofty, important, enhanced.
Ka whakatōngia e Nene te whakaaro ki a Te Rauparaha me raupatu te whenua i Te Ūpoko-o-te-Ika, ka tahuri ki ngā mahi hokohoko ki ngā Pākehā, kia riro mai ai he pū kia tiketike ai tōna mana (TTR 1990:64). / Nene planted the idea with Te Rauparaha to conquer the southern North Island and enhance his power by trading for guns with the Pākehā.
Synonyms: ikeike, teitei, tīkokekoke, aweawe, ike, kaurera, paratū, tīkoke, tītike
2. (modifier) high, lofty, important.
Kei ngā tāwhārua tiketike o Waitaki tēnei wāhi (TTR 1990:113). / This place is in the high valleys of the Waitaki.
3. (noun) height, altitude.
Ka kite ia i te rere, he nui te tiketike. Ka oho tōna mauri, e kore ia e eke ki runga (JPS 1905:200). / He found a waterfall, which was very high. He was startled, for he thought he would not be able to ascend it.
