hononga
1. (noun) union, connection, relationship, bond.
Ka waiho hai whakamaharatanga mō te hononga o Ngāti Kahungunu ki a Te Arawa (TTT 1/3/1930:2003). / It remains as a memorial to the relationship of Ngāti Kahungunu to Te Arawa.
Synonyms: taunekeneke, pāhekoheko, whaitake, whakanohonoho, whanaungatanga, whakapiringa, piringa
2. (noun) joint.
Kua mamae ngā hononga katoa o te tinana (TTT 13/12/1921:4). / All the joints of the body become sore.
Synonyms: pāhekoheko, honohono, taihonotanga
3. (noun) joining place, link.
Kotahi anō huarahi ki taua pā ko te hononga o taua kūrae ki te tuawhenua (TKO 31/7/1919:4). / There is only one way to that pā and that is the place where that headland joins the mainland.
Synonyms: pūtahitanga, tauhere, tūhonotanga, whaitake, taukaea, piringa, hono
