tākai, (-a, -‘ia).
1. Tie, bind, wind or wrap something around, roll something up.
E tākai i te ‘une ki te kāka‘u mā.
Put a clean bandage around the sore;
Tākaia te tā‘ei ki runga i tō kakī .
Wind the scarf around your neck;
E tākai i te ko‘u kia piri.
Tie the parcel up tight;
Nāringa i mako te tākai‘anga, kāre rāi e matara.
It won’t come loose if it’s bound around properly;
Tākaia tō rāua mata ka ‘apai mai ei ki roto nei.
Blindfold them before you bring them in here;
Tākaia te tēpu.
Roll up the tape.
Kāka‘u tākai maki, bandage.
2. n. A band or binding around something, a roll.
Ea‘a te tākai i tā‘au ko‘u?
What is your parcel tied up with?
Tākai pare, hatbands.
Tākai rau‘ara, roll of pandanus.
[Ce. *taakai.]