whakamaru
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to protect, shelter.
Ka nukuhia rātau ko tana whānau ki Ākarana whakamaru ai (TTR 1990:211). / She moved with her family to Auckland to protect them.
Synonyms: taumaru, whakahaumaru, whakaruru, rī, manaaki, tiaki, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, rauhī, parahau, araarai, whakahau, whakangungu, pare
2. (noun) protection.
Nā tana mōteatea ka oho te aroha o Te Rangihaeata, ka tuku i tana whakamaru ki te whānau, ka mauria rātou katoa ki Kapiti (TTR 1990:266). / When she sang a lament Te Rangihaeata was moved to extend his protection to the family, taking them all to Kapiti Island.
Synonyms: kaikaro, taumaru, whakahaumaru, pātūtū, taumarumaru, tiaki, tiakitanga, papare, whakangungu rākau, waonga, amarara, hamarara, parahau, whakahau, whakangungu, pare, puapua, tiakanga
