kāniwha
1. (verb) (-tia) to make a barb.
He pēnei te āhua o tēnei rākau: he mea whakakoi tētahi pito, te pito i kāniwhatia, e tū ki te tangata ka whati atu ki roto i te tangata ina tū (JPS 1919:94). / This weapon has this form: one end is sharpened and is barbed so that when it hits a person it breaks off inside the person.
Synonyms: whakatara
2. (noun) barb (of a fish hook, etc.).
He pēnei te āhua o tēnei rākau: he mea whakakoi tētahi pito, te pito i kāniwhatia, e tū ki te tangata ka whati atu ki roto i te tangata ina tū, ā ki te unuhia mai ka whati atu ki roto i te pito o te kāniwha, ka mau atu i roto i te tangata, ā mate atu i taua kāniwha te tangata (JPS 1919:94). / This weapon has this form: one end is sharpened and is barbed so that when it hits a person it breaks off inside the person and if it's withdrawn it breaks off at the barb and is retained inside the person, who dies from that barb.
See also tarakāniwha, niwha
3. (noun) notch.
