whakaruruhau
1. (verb) (-tia) to protect, shield, shelter.
He kai tere te kānga ki te tipu, ko ngā kānga hei whakaruruhau mō ngā paukena (TTT 1/10/1922:6). / Maize grows quickly, so it shelters the pumpkins.
Synonyms: whakahau, whakangungu, whakamaru, pare, whakahaumaru, taumaru, whakaruru, rī, tiaki, manaaki, whakamarumaru, rauhī, parahau, araarai
2. (modifier) sheltered, protected, safe.
Oma tika tonu mai tana iwi ki a ia i tō rātau kitenga kua hinga a ia, ā, nā rātau i mau ki tētahi wāhi whakaruruhau (TTR 1990:393). / When they saw he had fallen, his people ran straight to him and carried him to a safe place.
3. (noun) protector, adviser, mentor.
Kai taku whakaruruhau i ngā hau kino o te wā, i ngā tao tāwai, i ngā tao rangirangi, i ngā tao whakarōriki, tīraha rā! (HM 4/2009:3) / My protector from the evil winds of the time, from the taunts, from the annoying criticisms, and the disparaging jibes, lie there in state!
Synonyms: kaiārahi, parepare, ruruhau, whakaruru, kaiwhakamarumaru, whakamarumaru
4. (noun) governing body, authority.
Kua whakaritea mai anō hoki tētahi apārangi hei whakaruruhau mō te reo (HM 3/1993:6). / A group of experts has also been organised as a governing body for the language.
Whakaruruhau, Te
1. (personal name) Magellanic Clouds - diffuse luminous regions of the southern sky now known to be galaxies containing millions of stars.
Synonyms: Ngā Pātari
