Whana (i). 1. v.i. Recoil, spring back, as the spring of a trap. ‖ pana.
2. Kick. Kei mate koe i te whana a te hoiho.
3. Revolt, rebel. E whai tonu ana mai hoki tenei mea, te kino, i a tatou; e kore e taea te manawanui, e whana ana te ngakau (T. 82).
4. Rush, charge.
5. Be thrown out suddenly. Takina atu ra kia whana ai o ringaringa, kia hokai ai o waewae (M. 125).
6. v.t. Impel. Kaore te aroha e whana i a au (M. 228).
7. n. Spring of a trap, made of a rod stuck in the ground and bent over. E kore e mau he kiore ka umangatia, ka pa i te whana o te tawhiti (P.). Pikopiko tonu te whana o te tawhiti (P.). ‖ 9, below.
8. Charge, rush. He whana taua nei (M. 52). Whana kai tangata, final charge to rout the foe. Taria e tuku atu te whana kai tangata (M. 112). Whana tukutahi and whana tuku tangata, sudden attack. Ka haere koe i te whana tuku tangata (S. ii, 82). Whana kokoti, ambuscade. Kaore koa, e, aku ara puta atu, e paia ana mai e te whana kokoti (S.). Whana turu, a half-hearted charge. Ka kokiri te matua, na kaore i kaha te kokiri, i oma etehi, ka haere atu etehi; koinei te whana turu. Makamaka whana, dance a war dance.
9. a. Bent, bowed. He rakau whana. ‖ 7, above.
whakawhana. 1. v.t. Project, impel. Ko tetahi he kopere, he mea whakawhana ki te rakau, he kiri kuri te aho.
2. a. Bent, bending. Ka whakamau, e tama, ki waho Raukawa, ko nga moana ra, e whakawhana noa ra o tupuna i te kakau o te hoe (Where your ancestors were bowed over the stem of the paddle) (M. 205).
whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.
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Whana (ii), v.i. 1. Travel, come, go. Apopo maua whana atu (Pi, 175, 3).
2. Be on the point of. Nga rere e tangi kei Te wairere e whana nunumi ana (S. ii, 14). Ka karanga Taiha kia apitutia, kia whana te hingahinga nga tupapapaku (P. 36). ‖ whano.
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whananga, n. Party of travellers. Te kai ngaro, he putanga whananga ka kitea (P.). whanatu, whano.
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