amohanga
1. (noun) act of carrying.
Ko te paki o Hewa ngā rangi o tana tangihanga, erangi, nō te amohanga atu i te kāwhena ki runga o Taupiri, ka whakaheke te ua tātā (TTR 1996:229). / For the days of the tangihanga the weather was fine, but as the coffin was borne onto Taupiri very heavy rain fell.
2. (noun) stage for storing food.
He mea whakatū tēnei amohanga nui whakaharahara hei whata kai i tētahi hākari ki Pēwhairangi i te tau 1849 (Te Ara 2015). / This impressive stage was built to store food for a feast in the Bay of Islands in 1849.
