whaihanga
1. (verb) (-ia,-tia) to make, build, construct, erect.
Ahakoa tēnei parekura nui, kei te tīmata atu anō te tangata ki te whaihanga hou i ōna tāone, me ana hanga (TTT 1/7/1931:1). / Despite this major disaster, people are starting to rebuild their towns and property.
See also waihanga
Synonyms: mea, hangahanga, waihanga, whakahangahanga, mahi, hanga, āhua
2. (noun) construction, building.
Ko te whaihanga i rite ki te rīpeka (TTT 1/8/1931:16). / Its construction is like a cross.
