āniwaniwa
1. (noun) rainbow, halo, ring around heavenly bodies.
Ānō he āniwaniwa ēnei kupu, ina kitea, e mōhio ana tātou tērā te ua e whitingia ana e te rā (KO 15/9/1885:3). / It's as if these words are a rainbow in that when it's seen we know that the rain is being shone on by the sun.
Synonyms: kahukura, Uenuku, Tūāwhiorangi, kōpere, Ōuenuku, tāwhana, tāwhanawhana, āheahea, atuapiko
2. (noun) deep water.
Tutū ana te āniwaniwa o te awa, o Whanganui (W 1971:10). / The deep water of the Whanganui river is stirred up.
3. (noun) Māori potato cultivar.
