2. (noun) wing (of a bird, sports team, etc.).
Kei te rite rātou ki te pūrerehua e rere haere nei i te taha o te kānara ka hunuhunua ngā paihau, ā nāwai rā ka wera katoa te tinana (TP 5/1912:6). / They are like the moth flying to a candle and the wings are singed and after a time the whole body is burnt.
3. (noun) wing fin.
Te āhua o te ika nei i rite ki te whai, kei Wairarapa ki Porirua ki Muaupoko, kei Taranaki ki Hikurangi ko ngā paihau, kei Karamaina ko te waero, kei Ngāti Whātua heke atu ki te hiku, kei Taupō ko te pūkonohi, kei Heretaunga nei ko Te Matau-a-Māui (TTT 1/1/1925:158). / The form of this fish is like a stingray, at Wairarapa to Porirua is Muaupoko, at Taranaki to Hikurangi are the fins, at Coromandel is the tail and Ngāti Whātua descends down to the tail, at Taupō is the eye and at Heretaunga is Te Matau-a-Māui (Māui's fish-hook).
