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tūtaki

1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to meet, encounter, make meet - usually followed by ki.

I te kēti o te kura ka tūtaki te Kāwana ki te pīhopa me ngā minita me ngā kaitieki hoki o te kura (TP 10/1911:2). / At the school's gate the Governor met the bishop, the ministers and the school trustees.

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Synonyms: tūtakitaki, karahui, whakatūtataki, hui, huihui, pūtahi, tūtataki, whakatūtaki, porotūtaki, porotūtataki


2. (verb) (-na,-tia) to shut, close.

Ka rūpeke te kai ki roto o te whare, ka tūtakina te matapihi, te whatitoka hoki, ka hereherea te whatitoka, te matapihi hoki (JPS 1922:27). / When the food was placed in the house, then the window and door were closed, and both were tied.

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Synonyms: kopiti, kati, kopi, tūtakitaki, kokopi, uaki, katikati, tūtataki, whakakopiti, kore


3. (verb) (-na,-tia) to close up, block.

Kotahi tētahi awa nui kei Marika, ko Korotono Awa te ingoa, he mea whakapuni, arā he mea tūtaki kia rere ai mā roto i tētahi awa anō e hāngai ana te rere ki te tāone o Nui Oka, tāone o Marika, hei wai whakarite i ngā hiahia wai o ngā tāngata o taua tāone. Ko te roa o taua tūtaki, arā whakapuni kotahi koata māero (TJ 30/8/1898:4). / There is a river in America, called the Croton River, which is dammed, that is it is blocked so that it flows into another river which flows directly to the city of New York in America for water to meet the water needs of the residents of that city. The length of that dam is a quarter of a mile.

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4. (noun) meeting.

Otirā, i peka atu a Riripeti (ko ia te Kuīni hou i taua wā) rāua ko te Tiuka o Ētinapara mō tētehi wā poto i tā rāua toronga mai i te tau 1953, me te tūtaki anō hoki ki te Kīngi Māori (TTR 1998:22-23). / But Elizabeth (the new Queen at that time) and the Duke of Edinburgh did briefly call in on their visit in 1953 and met the Māori King.

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Synonyms: tūtakitanga, whakamenenga, hui, huihuinga, huinga


5. (noun) bar, bolt, latch.

E rua ngā tatau o te whare hoko, he mea kī, he mea tūtaki ki te tūtaki (MM.TKM 30/4/1856:6). / There are two doors to the store, one secured by a lock, one by a bolt.

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Synonyms: whakarawa


6. (noun) dam, blockage.

Ko te roa o taua tūtaki, arā whakapuni kotahi koata māero (TJ 30/8/1898:4). / The length of that dam is a quarter of a mile.

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