Whanake. 1. v.i. Move onwards or upwards; so, grow, spring up. Kua whanake te tai (The tide has flowed). E whanake ana te rakau nei.—Kei whea ianei nga manu korero? te ata ka whanake (As the dawn approaches) (M. 369). Ka whanake te aroha i te pito ngakau (M. 47). ‖ whana (ii).
2. n. Steam. Ka huhu ake te whanake.
3. Cordyline australis, palm lily, so-called cabbage-tree. Kei te muru whanake, kei te whiri taura (T. 150). = ti. Ka mahi te wahine i te kai ma taua iwi, i te whanake, i te pohue (T. 197).
4. A rough cloak made of the leaves of the above plant. Ko te whanake o Paoa, e kore e mahue ki raro (T. 191).
whanaketanga, n. Period of growing up, childhood, youth. Au rawa taku noho i taku whanaketanga (M. 164).
whānakenake, n. Tattooing in the centre of the forehead. Kia kite iho au o hua whakairo, o whanakenake i patupatua iho, i werohia pea ki te akerautangi (M. 112).
Williams Dictionary