hekenga
1. (noun) place to migrate to, migration, emigration, descent, go down, voyage.
(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 27-31; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 210-219;)
Nō te hekenga o te tima ka pūtere noa ngā tāngata i te wai, tokotoru ngā mea i kūmea tonutia atu e te hekenga o te kaipuke (TP 6/1907:8). / When the ship went down, the people floated in a group on the water but three were pulled away by the descent of ship.
Synonyms: nukunuku, whakahekenga, heketanga, heke
