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eti

Bingham

éti

a. straight, not crooked, correct.
erect.
n. straightness,correctness, erectness.

Sabatier

eti

n. rectitude, justice, justness.
fig. equity, justice, straightness, righteousness.
a. straight, exact, just, equitable, righteous, sensible, judicious, reasonable.
ex.
  • kaieti, kakaieti: easily rectified, easily straightened.
  • eti rake, eti rio: straight east, straight west.
  • eti nako: all straight.
  • etiruru: very straight.
vt. etirakea: to guide straight towards the sky.
syn. kaetarakea.
ex. e etirakea karawa: it went straight towards the heavens.
vc. kaeti: to straighten, to right, to rectify, to correct, to interpret, to put in order, to ask permission.
n. te tia kaetieti: one who corrects, puts in order, dispenses justice, judges.
te tia kakaeti: one who puts in order, intercedes, asks permission.te tia kaeti taeka: an interpreter.
te bong ni kaeti: the day of judgment -- last day.
te kaeti: rectification, asking permission, putting in order, a notice, a warning.
vc. kaeta, kaetieta, kakaeta, kakaetieta: to straighten, to rectify, to correct, to put in order, to guide towards... to put in line or in order, to reconcile with...