tuakiri
1. (noun) person, personality, identity.
Ko ngā kōrero tuaukiuiki i puta i aua tohu ngā tohu o te tuakiri o te tamaiti (HM 3/2009:10). / The ancient stories are associated with those landmarks, the symbols of the child's identity.
Synonyms: whakatangata, kiri, tinana, tangata, kōhī, tawhiti, whaiaro, kōiwi, tuatangata
2. (noun) wall (of a house).
Pakipaki kau au ki te tuakiri o te whare (M 2004:224). / I beat in vain against the wall of the house (M 2004:225).
