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tōtika

1. (modifier) straight, correct, right, suitable, appropriate.

I reira ka kimihia e ia he wahine tōtika mā tana ākonga (TTR 1998:3). / There an appropriate wife was sought for his protege.

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Synonyms: tikanga, ake, tika, matau, mōtika, tonu, matatika, take, heipū


2. (noun) straight.

Kei roto i ana tuhituhi i kitea tōna hiahia kia nuku ake te tōtika o āna tauira i te noho kē ai hei kaimahi kāinga, whakatipu tamariki rānei (TTR 1998:59). / Her writing indicates that she wanted her pupils to move up from remaining as domestic workers or bringing up children.

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3. (noun) straight (cards) - a poker hand that contains five cards of sequential rank in at least two different suits. Two straights are ranked by comparing the highest card of each. Two straights with the same high card are of equal value.

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