1. (noun) west-north-west wind, west-north-west, north-west.
Ko ētahi o ngā rākau nunui o te wao, nā te tapātiu i whakahinga (KO 15/9/1884:6). / Some of the large trees of the forest were felled by the west-north-west wind.
Synonyms: kōtiu, kapekape, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, māuru, tapatapa-aitu, raki-mā-uru, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki
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