whenewhene
1. (modifier) rough, choppy (of the sea).
Kia tūpato i a koutou e tere ana i te ara whenewhene o Te Moana o Raukawa. / Be careful when you are travelling on the rough routes of the Cook Strait.
Synonyms: pohepohe, karekare, tū, oru, kōrawarawa
2. (noun) roughness, choppiness (of the sea).
Engari kia maumahara tātou ko te wā o te āiō tēnei, taihoa anō te tuarangaranga, te whenewhene o Hinemoana! (HM 2/1989:1). / But we should remember that this is a time of calm, in the future the boisterousness and roughness of Hinemoana will occur again!
