2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to nibble (bait).
Kua rongo au i te ika e tongi ana i te mōunu. / I felt the fish nibbling the bait.
3. (noun) dot, point, speck, spot.
Me hanga he tongi whero i te taha ki raro o te pōro, arā ki te taha tonga, hei ritenga mō Niu Tīrani (TWMNT 5/6/1877:144). / A red dot should be mad on the bottom side of the ball, that is on the south side, to represent New Zealand.
Synonyms: koi, koinga, toi, toitoi, tara, tihi, mata, matū, matamata, hiku, kūmore, raenga, akitu, paina, ngahu, tāmore
