tuhi
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to write, draw, record.
Ka tae ki reira, kua hikitia e te mīhini kua riringitia ngā waiū ki roto i tētahi taika kaitā, kua tirohia te taumaha, kua tuhia ki roto i taku pukapuka (HP 1991:25). / When I arrived there, they were lifted by the machine and the milk was poured into a large tank, the weight was checked and written into my book.
Synonyms: kōpae puoro, rekoata, kupu whakamahara, mauhanga
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to adorn, decorate (with painting, etc.).
Ka kite a Tūpai i te rangi e tuhi ana te pīpipi o te rangi (JPS 1926:240). / Tūpai saw the sky adorned with cirrostratus cloud.
3. (verb) (-a) to point out, point at.
Tuhia mai ko tēhea o ngā pā hei huakanga mā tātou (W 1971:448). / Point out which fort for us to attack.
Synonyms: tohutohu, tohu, tūtohi, whakahahaki, whakaatuatu, arataki, tūtohu, whakaatu
4. (noun) writing, script.
I te mea kua tāia, ka pōhēhē ngā tamariki kei te tika katoa te tuhi me te takoto o ngā kupu (HM 3/1991:2). / Because they have been published, the children think mistakenly that the writing and grammar is all correct.
Synonyms: tuhinga
