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tou

1. (verb) (-a) to plant (crops).

I muri mai i te waipuke, ka tīmata mātau ki te tou i ngā tipu kūmara (HP 1991:14). / After the flood we began to plant the kūmara plants.

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Synonyms: whakatō, whakatōtō, whakatopatopa, marotiritiri, tanu, pou, rākau, tipu, rumaki, tiri, tiritiri, kōkō

2. (verb) (-a) to wet, dip into (a liquid).

Ki te wera tana kiri, toua he hautai ki te wai mātao, ka horoi i tana tinana kia whā, kia rima rānei paninga i te rā (TP 1/12/1901:4). / If her skin is hot, dip a sponge into cold water and wash her body four or five times a day.

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3. (verb) (-a) to kindle, set on fire, light (of setting on fire).

Toua te ahi (W 1971:442). / Light the fire, please.

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Synonyms: toutou, tungi, tahu, tahutahu, tūngutu, tūmata

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