whakahau
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to shelter, protect.
Me whakatū he tēneti hei whakahau i a tātou kia kore ai e wera i te rā. / A tent should be erected as a shelter for us so that we aren't burnt by the sun.
Synonyms: taumaru, whakahaumaru, whakaruru, rī, manaaki, tiaki, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, rauhī, parahau, araarai, whakangungu, whakamaru, pare
2. (noun) shelter, protection.
He taro tēnā, he whakahau paenga nō te kūmara (W 1971:39). / That is taro, a shelter around the edge of the kūmara patch.
Synonyms: kaikaro, taumaru, whakahaumaru, pātūtū, taumarumaru, tiaki, tiakitanga, papare, whakangungu rākau, waonga, amarara, hamarara, parahau, whakangungu, pare, puapua, tiakanga, whakamaru
