titi
1. (verb) (-a) to pierce, stick in upright (as a feather or peg), adorn (with a feather, etc.), shine, fasten with a peg or nail.
Ko ngā patu poto a te hokowhitu nei i huna ki muri i ngā tuarā, i titia iho ki roto i ngā tātua kōtara (JPS 1910:200). / The one hundred and forty men concealed their short clubs behind their backs, stuck in their war-belts.
See also titititi
Synonyms: wero, tīokaoka, poka, tioka, oka, paoka, tōwāwahi, kōwatawata, kohara, hana, kōtamutamu, tīramarama, tōwahiwahi, tīrama, pīata, tore, titiwha, whakahīnātore, whakakanapa, whakakōpura, whakapīata, aho, kōpura, kōrapu, iraira, tīaho, hahana, parakena
2. (verb) to shine, twinkle.
E hau kore ana te pō, e titi ana ngā whetū, e whiti ana te marama, he wā paki (KA 1/1/1862:23). / It was a windless night, the stars were twinkling, the moon was shining, and the weather was fine.
4. (noun) long streaky cloud.
Ka tirohia ngā titi o te rangi (W 1971:425). / The long streaky clouds of the sky were observed.
