whirinaki
1. (noun) to lean, slant, slope, depend on, rely on.
Torutoru noa ngā kuia, koroua hei whirinaki atu mā matou (HM 4/2008:3). / There were only a few elders for us to lean on.
See also hirinaki
Synonyms: whakamanawa, whakawhirinaki, tītaha, whāiti, whīroki, wharara, whīrokiroki, hīroki, tūai, tūoi, kōhoi, honga, hauwarea, hirinaki, pāhehaheha, paparewa, tokoroa, pirohea, taiuru, tūpuhipuhi, tūpuhi, taramore
2. (noun) leaning against, propping against.
Ko tō mātou noho, he noho Māori i runga i ngā whāriki me te whirinaki ki ngā pou o te whare (TTT 1/1/1928:711). / The way we sat was in a Māori way on the mats and leaning against the wall posts of the house.
Synonyms: whakawhirinaki
