hīanga
1. (verb) (-tia) to play, get into mischief, deceive, play around, seduce.
Ka puta ngā whakapae nā Te Kēkerengū i hīanga tētahi o ngā wāhine a Te Rangihaeata (TTR 1990:150). / Accusations were made that Te Kēkerengū seduced one of Te Rangihaeata's wives.
Synonyms: porohīanga, whakawai, whakawaiwai, purei, kori, tākarokaro, whakaari, perei, tākaro
3. (modifier) dishonest.
Ōrite tonu tōna rauhī i ngā mihingare me ngā hēramana i ngā mahi hīanga a tōna iwi (TTR 1990:18). / He protected missionaries and seamen alike against any dishonest activities of his people.
4. (noun) deceit, deception, malevolence, guile, trickery.
Ko tēnei, ehara i te pūhaehae, engari he mauāhara, he hiahia rapu utu mō ngā mea i mate i te konihi, i te hīanga (KO 2/1/1890:4). / This was not jealousy, but hatred, a desire to seek revenge for the ones killed by the marauding party moving stealthily and with deception.
Synonyms: ngākaukino, kaikino
5. (noun) prank, prankster, misbehaviour, mischief.
Ahakoa tōna hanga riri, engari, he tangata whakahoahoa, manaaki i te tangata, he ngāwari, ki ngā Pākehā atu hoki. He hīanga, he whakakatakata (TTR 1990:358). / Although sometimes taciturn, he was a friendly, hospitable and genial person, even to Pākehā. He was a prankster and humorous.
Synonyms: haututū, tangata whakahangareka, whanokē
