tiʻa

See also: ti'a

Tahitian

Etymology

Changed from tū due to a taboo due to the name of King Tū-nui-’ē’a-i-te-atua.

Verb

tiʻa

1. stand

Adjective

tiʻa

1. straight
2. correct

See also

• fetiʻa
• aratiʻa

References

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “tiʻa” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.