tiroa

Bingham: Hiram Bingham, A Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1908, 1953). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Sabatier: Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C., Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français (1954), translated by Sr. M. Oliva as Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1971). South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau.

Bingham

tiróa

vt. to inspect or examine carefully.

tiroa

vt. tirotiroa, betiroa: to observe, to spy on, to look, to stare, to admire oneself in mirror to scrutinize, to examine attentively.

ex. tiroireta, tiroi newe: look at, or open letters, examine tongue.