tuari
1. (loan) (verb) (-hia,-tia) to serve (food, etc.), share, distribute, present, dispense, deal out, allocate.
I tōku taenga atu ki uta i runga i te tima i tō tātou hokinga mai i Waiapu rā, ka tuaritia e au ngā raiwhara (TWM 9/9/1865:2). / When I I landed on the ship on our return from Waiapu, I distributed the rifles.
Synonyms: kōparepare, hākari, koha, onāianei, whakaari, whakawhiwhi, whakahiku, tāpae, perehana, tuku, whiu, tohatoha, toha, tiri, wāhi, moka, wāhanga, wakawaka, hea
2. (loan) (noun) steward, barman, butler, barista, waiter.
Ko ngā mea e whakawākia ana mō ngā tautohe o aua reihi, mā ngā tuari, ā mā ngā tāngata e kīia ana e ngā tuari aua tautohe e tino whakaoti (TW 23/11/1878:595). / Appeals on those races will be determined by the stewards or persons designated by the stewards.
Synonyms: tuari mahi kawhe
3. (loan) (noun) distribution.
Ka whakaaturia te tuari o ngā raraunga ki te kauwhata, ki te tūtohi rānei (TRP 2010:295). / The distribution of data can be shown on a graph or a table (TRP 2010:295).
