tūtei
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to keep watch, spy, scout out, keep under surveillance, watch.
Nā ko tō rātou haerenga ki runga, tūteia ana e rātou te whenua i te koraha o Hini, ā tae noa ki Rehopo, ki te haerenga atu ki Hamata (PT Tauanga 13:21). / So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
Synonyms: tūtai
2. (noun) sentry, spy, scout.
Ka tau rātou ki te kai, ka noho kē tētahi ki runga rawa i tētahi rākau hei tūtei, ka kite ia i te kāhu, i te kārearea rānei e rere ana, ka puta tana tangi kē (TWM 18/7/1867:3). / When they land to eat one remains right up in a tree as a sentry and when it sees a harrier hawk or a New Zealand falcon it utters a sharp screech.
Synonyms: hēteri, ārohi, hunuhunu, hūhunu, pūrahorua, tāpae, tūtai, toro, torotoro
