tīraha
1. (verb) (-tia) to lie face upwards, lie on one's back, lying open, exposed.
Kai taku whakaruruhau i ngā hau kino o te wā, i ngā tao tāwai, i ngā tao rangirangi, i ngā tao whakarōriki, tīraha rā! (HM 4/2009:3) / My protector from the evil winds of the time, from the taunts, from the annoying criticisms, lie there in state!
Synonyms: maraha, pōrararara
2. (verb) (-tia) to make into a bundle, bundle up.
Ka tīrahatia ā rātou aruhe, kotahi tonu te tīraha (W 1971:422). / The fern root was bundled up into just one bundle.
3. (verb) to be slow.
Tīraha tonu te haere o te pahi nei (W 1971:422). / This bus is going quite slowly.
4. (noun) bundle.
Ko te mea tuatahi i kitea e au, ko te tīraha harakeke e takoto ana (TPH 20/6/1905:6). / The first thing I saw was a bundle of flax lying there.
