Paengawhāwhā
1. (personal noun) eleventh lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to April. Also the name of Pegasus whose appearance heralds the start of the month. Some say Kaipō or Whetūkaupō is the star heralding the start of this month.
Mō te marama o Āperira, arā o Paenga-whāwhā ki te Māori o te tau 1922, ko Kaipō te whetū kei te ārahi i tēnei marama, nā reira kia tūpato he ua, he mātao kei te haere! (TTT 1/4/1922:13) / For the calendar month of April, that is the lunar month of Paenga-whāwhā of 1922, Kaipō heralds this month, so be careful because rain and cold is going to occur!
