tāinga
1. (noun) bailing place of a canoe.
Ka tāia te wai o te riu o 'Horouta' ki Waiapu, koia tōku whakataukī mō te nui o te kai, 'Ka mahi te tāinga o te riu o 'Horouta' te taea te opeope." (TWMNT 16/10/1872:137). / The water in the bilge of 'Horouta' was bailed out at Waiapu, hence the saying about the amount of food, "The bailing of the bilge of 'Horouta' was done and can not be wiped out."
tāinga
1. (noun) beating, striking.
Kārawa ana te kiri i te tāinga ki te rākau (W 1971:99). / The skin was covered in welts from the beating with the stick.
See also tā
tāinga o te kawa
1. (noun) tapu removal ceremony, striking with a branch of kawakawa, performing the kawa ceremony - when dedicating a new building or canoe.
Ā te Poutū-te-rangi o tērā tau te tāinga o te kawa o tō tātou tipuna whare (HKK 1999:14). / The tapu removal ceremony of our ancestral meeting house will be in March next year.
See also tā i te kawa
Synonyms: tānga o te kawa
