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tiki

Bingham

tíki

vi. to stretch, as in yawning.

tíki

a. tough, as certain panfre or eels, taut as a wetted rope.

Sabatier

tiki

n. stiffness, tension.
a. pulled tight, taut, shrivelled, contracted.
vc. katika, kakatika, katikitika: to pull tight, to tauten, to stiffen, to pull, to haul, to drag, to tow.
n. tikitiki, katikitiki: contractions, convulsions, epilepsy.
v. to stiffen, to get stiff.
n. katiki: trawl fishing, trawling.
v. katiki: to stroll, to take a walk, to process.
n. bura ni katikitiki: to strut, to throw out chest, to draw oneself up to full height.
see matikitiki, tikinene, tikintaka.

Topics: Fish, Fishing