2. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to betroth, promise in marriage.
Ka tāmaua a Pīhanga hei wahine mā Tongariro, heoi nā Taranaki a Pīhanga i whakawai (Te Ara 2013). / Pīhanga was betrothed as Tongariro’s wife, but she was tempted by Taranaki.
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