whiwhi
1. (verb) to have, acquire, possess, win (a prize, etc.), obtain, get, receive - used as an ordinary verb but not passively.
Kua whiwhi ia i tētahi karahipi. / She has won a scholarship.
Kātahi au ka whiwhi pūtu mōku (HP 1991:26). / It was the first time I had boots.
I te nui o ngā mea i whiwhi rā te tuakana, ka noho ko te hūngeingei te kai a te teina (PK 2008:155). / Because of the amount of things the older brother had, the younger brother was consumed with resentment.
See also whakawhiwhi
moni whiwhi
1. (noun) income, revenue, dividend.
Ka hoki mai anō rāua ki te kāinga, he mahi parakimete, mahi kāmura te mahi hei whakanui ake i ā rāua moni whiwhi (TTR 1998:23). / They returned home, working as blacksmiths and carpenters to supplement their income.
Synonyms: reweniu
whakawhiwhi
1. (verb) (-a) to award, present, give, endow, supply, bestow, confer, grant - unlike whiwhi, this can take a passive ending and is a verb that can take a direct object.
Kua whakawhiwhi te Whare Wānanga i ngā ākonga ki ā rātou tohu mātauranga. / The University has awarded the students their degrees.
I whakawhiwhia ia ki te tohu DSO. / He was awarded the DSO.
He nui noa atu ngā rōpā o Rūhia i ngā tau e rua tekau ka pahemo ake nei, engari, nā te pāpā o tēnei Epara i wewete katoa, ā, whakawhiwhia iho e ia ki te whenua, mā tēnei, mā tēnei (KO 15/6/1882:1). / There were an immense number of serfs in Russia in the past twenty years, but this Emperor's father set them all free and he gave land to each of them.
Synonyms: koha, onāianei, whakaari, whakahiku, kōparepare, perehana, tuku, whiu, tāpae, hākari, tuari
2. (modifier) providing, awarding, bestowing, conferring, granting, presenting, giving.
Patu tohorā: He mahi nui tēnei i ērā rā, ā he mahi whakawhiwhi i te tangata ki te moni (TTT 1/11/1930:2181). / Whaling: This was a major occupation in those days and a job where a person could earn money.
Synonyms: whakarato, homaitanga, hoatutanga
3. (noun) providing, awarding, bestowing, conferring, granting, presenting, giving.
I whakaponotia, arā, i hāngai te whakawhiwhi mai a te Atua i ana whakakitenga ki a Te Mātenga, ā, he mea hoatu māna e kawe te taha wairua ki te iwi Māori (TTR 1996:193). / It was believed that Te Mātenga received direct revelation from God and was given the task of a spiritual mission to the Māori people.
