whakarerenga
1. (noun) leaving behind, desertion, abandonment, forsaking, discarding.
Ka tangohia e te patupaiarehe te āhua o ngā whakakai, e mau ana i ngā ringaringa o tēnei, o tēnei, o tēnei; te haerenga hoki, whakarerenga iho, ngaro noa (NM 1928:152). / The patupaiarehe took the image of the neck and ear ornaments, carrying each one in their hands; and when they went off they left behind (the ornaments) and disappeared.
Synonyms: whakakorekore, mahuetanga, whakarere, whakakore, whākorekore, whakareretanga
2. (noun) inheritance, bequest, legacy.
Ko ana whakarerenga iho ko tana tamāhine me tana tama (TTR 2000:34). / His legacies are his daughter and his son.
Synonyms: whakareretanga
