tīmata
1. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to begin, start, kick off, commence.
Kua tīmata anō te wahine ki te mau roroa i te panekoti. E tika ana anō, i te mea kua tae kē ngā panekoti o nāianei ki runga ake i ngā turi (TTT 1/9/1929:1064). / Women have again started wearing longer skirts. And that's appropriate because currently skirts are above the knees.
See also tīmatanga
2. (noun) start, beginning, commencement.
I haere mai au ki te tautoko i te take tika, arā ko te tīmata i te wiki tuatahi mō te reo Māori puta noa ō tātau motu o Aotearoa (HP 1991:90). / I came to support the cause, namely the beginning of the first national Māori language week.
