whakapani
1. (verb) (-a) to orphan, make an orphan.
He pani au nā te mate, he pani au nā te whawhai, he patu nā te wai, he pani nā te rākau: ko ngā take tēnei nāna au i whakapani (TMT 2/9/1861:15). / I have been made an orphan by death, by war, by the water, by wood. These are the causes that have made me an orphan.
Synonyms: pani
2. (modifier) orphaning, making an orphan.
Tēnā ko te riri, he mahi whakapouaru i te tangata te riri, he mahi whakapani i te tamariki (TWM 1/3/1867:3). / Now war, war is an activity that makes widows and widowers of people, and makes orphans of children.
3. (noun) orphaning.
Ehara i te hanga te mahi e mahia mai nei - te whakamate i ngā tāngata o te ao nei, te whakapouaru i ngā wāhine, te whakapani i ngā tamariki (TWM 16/4/1864:1). / It's not something insignificant that is being done - the killing of people in the world, making women widows and orphaning children.
