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tati

Bingham

tæ/ti

va. cut, wounded.

táti

n. a dash (ENG).

Sabatier

tati

n. dash -- a punctuation mark (ENG).

tati1

n. a crustacean.

tati2

n. scissors (from crab's pincers).

tati3

n. steepness, abruptness, steep cut,... precipitous, perpendicular, clear cut, cut straight, sheer.
ex.
  • e tati namakaina: half moon, cut straight across the middle.
  • e katati: it is steep, abrupt.
vc. katatia: to cut, to slash straight, sheer, to cut short, make cease, to interrupt abruptly.