kōwhitinga
1. (noun) selection, choice.
He kōwhitinga noa tēnei o ētahi o ngā kīwaha ka rangona e koe. / This is just a selection of some of the colloquialisms that you will hear.
Synonyms: tīpakonga, tīpako, kōwae, kōwhiringa, whiringa
2. (noun) appearance (of stars and the moon), rising, appearing as the new moon.
Whakatangihia tō tētere i te kōwhitinga o te marama (KO 18/5/1887:10). / Blow you flax trumpet when the new moon rises.
