Whiwhi. 1. v.t. Wind round, fasten.
2. Measure out the plan of a whare.
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3. Wrap round. Tauia nei te makura, ka whiwhi, ka rawe au, ka mau (K.). Tana ko te kore e whiwhia, tana ko te kore e rawea (J. iii, 10).
4. a. Entangled. Aua e hoatu te aho ki te tamaiti kei whiwhi.
5. pt. Possessed of, having acquired. Ka whiwhi ia ki tona hoa haere.—He tangata momoe, he tangata mangere, e kore e whiwhi ki te taonga (P.).
6. n. Fat covering the entrails.
whiwhinga, n. 1. Circuit, boundary. Kei te whiwhinga o te rangi (J. ix, 206).
2. Act or process of laying out the plan of a whare. I te timatanga o te hanganga whare he mea karakia te whiwhinga, he mea karakia te pounga o nga pou.
whakawhiwhi, v.t. 1. Wind round, fasten. Kua mau ke nga taura te whakawhiwhi ki nga rakau (T. 159).
2. Give, present. Ka whakawhiwhia mai ki a ia te patu pounamu … me ia aho hoki, ka whakawhiwhi i tana ki te rangatira o te pa ra (T. 120). He whakawhiwhinga na to matua, koia i rawe ai (M. 243).
whiwhiwhi. 1. a. Entangled. E wai e taea te kupenga whiwhiwhi? (P.).
2. v. Adhere as fat. Me te ngako e whiwhiwhi ana ki nga whekau.
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