Awhe = hawhe, whawhe. 1. v.t. Scoop up, gather into a heap. Ka tango i te kakahi hei awhe i nga wairua ki roto ki te rua (T. 87). Awhea mai nga oneone.
2. Hem in, surround, beset. Ka awhea ma e te hau o roto o te riu (T. 153).
3. Span, encircle, so measure a tree with the extended arms.
4. Stir, disturb. Haere mai ki Hauraki, ki te aute te awhea (P. 10). Kaore te aroha e awhea mai nei (M. 260). E pa ta waho e awhea mai nei (M. 201).
5. v.i. Pass round or behind. Awhe ana tua ra i taku hemihemi (M. 65).
6. Go, travel. Kaore āna ra koe awhe mai ana ki te haukainga (M. xcvii). Waiho kia whana atu ana he toroa awhe nui e topa ana ia ki te uru (M.M. 198).
7. n. A greenstone pendant with the end curved.
awheawhe, v.t. Work in a body on anything. Me awheawhe noa tena mahi ka oti.
awhenga, n. Applied to a vassal people, as a weak tribe saved from destruction out of
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pitying contempt. Ka puta te whakaaro i nga rangatira o taua iwi kia heke ratau ki te rahiti, koi waiho ratau hai utanga kupu. Ko taua kupu ka puta ki te whakatupuranga uri, “He awhenga koe naku.”
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