whatitiri - thunder
Whatitiri, n. 1. Thunder. Ka puta te hau, te ua, te uira, te whatitiri (T. 93). Ano me te wheorotanga whatitiri (T. 151). ‖ whaitri.
2. A fungus. ‖ popowhatitiri.
3. Pomaderris phylicaefolia; a shrub.
Williams Dictionary
Ka mataku ngā kararehe i te whatitiri.Thunder frightens animals.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
I muri tata mai i te uira, ko te whatitiri.Soon after the lightning comes the thunder.
Kei te whatitiri.It's thundering.
