tī kaukau, (-a, –‘ia), fq. tī kau. Put the arm(s) around, embrace.
Kua tī kaukau rātou ē kua āoa.
They embraced one another and cheered aloud.
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tī kau
tī kau, (-a, –‘ia). Put the arm(s) around.
Kua tī kau ‘aia ki runga iā māua i tō māua arataki‘anga iāia ki va‘o.
He put his arms around our shoulders as we led him off;
Kua tī kau‘ia e ia tāua tamā‘inē ra.
He put his arm around the girl.
tākave
tākave, (-a, -‘ia). Put the arms around, embrace, hug.
Kua tākave maī ra ‘aia i tāna tamaiti ē kua ‘ongi ‘iōra.
She embraced her son and kissed him;
Kua pu‘i mai ‘a Kura ia māua i tō māua takave‘anga ki te kāinga.
Kura whistled at us as we were walking home with our arms around each other;
Kua riri te tamā‘ine i tōna tākave‘ia‘anga e te tangata konā-kava.
The girl was furious when the drunk put his arm around her;
I te manuku‘anga tōna turi, kua tākave‘ia ‘aia e Toru mā ki va‘o i te ngā‘i tu‘e‘anga-pōro.
When he dislocated his knee, Toru and another player supported him off the field (helped him off by supporting him with their arms around his waist);
Kua ‘aere tākave rāua nā runga i te mataara ki te ‘ura.
They walked to the dance with their arms around each other.