whiu
1. (transitive verb) (justice) sentence.
Synonyms: whakawhiu, whiu, rerenga kōrero, rerenga, whiu tārewa
whiu
1. (verb) (-a) to toss, throw, fling, drive (animals, etc.), herd, put, place, wield.
He nui anō ngā whare i whiua e te wai ki waenganui o ngā rori i ngā tāone ki reira taipū ai, ko ētahi ka toru ka whā rau iāri e kāhakina haeretia ana ka potapota noa (TWMNT 6/10/1874:256). / Many houses were thrown into the middle of the roads by the water where they were piled up, some were carried three or four hundred yards and were smashed into pieces.
Synonyms: waiho, whoatu, hoatu, uaki, whiuwhiu, kopou, whakanohonoho, wāhi, whakatakoto, taiwhanga, whakanohonoho, whakanoho, wāhanga, whakatū, panga, moka, makamaka, maka
2. (verb) (-a) to present.
I te 3 o ngā hāora i te ahiahi o te Paraire, ka whiua te kaimata, te pēke o te parāoa, o te huka; te pouaka o te tī; te kau, te poaka, te hipi, te huahua tītī, kererū (KO 15/12/1886:8). / At 3 pm on Friday afternoon, the uncooked food, the bags of flour and sugar; the box of tea; the cow, the pig, the sheep, the preserved mutton birds and pigeons were presented.
Synonyms: kōparepare, hākari, tuari, koha, onāianei, whakaari, whakawhiwhi, whakahiku, tāpae, perehana, tuku
3. (verb) (-a) to penalise, punish, lash, whip, chastise, flog.
I raro i te ture poropeihana, ka āhei kia whiua te Pākehā e hoatu ana, e hoko atu ana rānei, i te waipiro ki te Māori i taua takiwā (TKO 15/5/1917:7). / Under the prohibition law Pākehā can be punished for supplying or selling alcohol to Māori in that region.
Synonyms: whakawhiu, whaina, hāmene, ngawhi, whiwhita, rona, karawhiu, mīmiro, tui, tauhere, whakarorerore, mimire, ruruku, tātā
4. (noun) penalty, sentence, punishment.
Nō te kīanga atu a te tiati ki a ia, "Ko te whiu mōu tekau ngā tau ki te whare herehere," hei konei ka kanga te Māori nei (TP 1/1909:5). / When the judge said to him, "The sentence for you is ten years in prison," the Māori swore.
Synonyms: whiu, rerenga, rerenga kōrero, whiu tārewa, hāmene, whakawhiu, ngawhi, whiunga, whepu
5. (noun) hitting, wielding, knocking, driving.
Ka kaha tana whiu i tana hama ki runga i te upoko o te nēra, e kore e piko, e kore e whati. / When he hits his hammer hard on the head of the nail, it won't bend or snap off.
Synonyms: patō, pātōtō, tākurukuru
whiu tārewa
1. (noun) indeterminate sentence.
Synonyms: whakawhiu, whiu, rerenga kōrero, rerenga, whiu
whiu reti
1. (verb) to lasso, throw a lasso.
Synonyms: reti
