tinaku
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia,-a) to delay, hinder, stall, defer, postpone.
Kāti tō tinaku i te haere o ngā mahi - kei kore noa e oti i te wā kua whakaritea (PK 2008:929). / Stop delaying the progress of the work - or it won't be completed on schedule.
Synonyms: whakatārewa, hiki
2. (verb) to germinate, sprout, conceive.
Ki te mea ka taka te kākano ki te wāhi e tika ana ka tinaku, ā, ka pihi ake he tipu hou. / If a seed falls in the right place it will germinate and a new seedling will sprout up.
3. (noun) tubers for planting, seed potato, cultivation ground, garden.
