ngawhā
1. (verb) to burst open, split.
Kainga ai te hua kōwhai o te poroporo. Ka hua te rākau puta i te tau, heoi, ka mate koe ki te kainga mata ngā hua – kia ngawhā rā anō kātahi anō ka pai hei kai (Te Ara 2016). / Māori ate the yellow fruit of poroporo. The tree fruits year-round, but you will die if unripe fruit is eaten – it is edible only when the skin splits.
2. (verb) to bloom (as a flower).
Ka pua te kōwhai, ka ngawhā te korari (G 1953:247). / The kōwhai flowers, the New Zealand flax blooms.
