2. (noun) battle, slaughter, massacre, calamity, battlefield.
Heoi, tētahi parekura kaitā te tīmatanga mai (HP 1991:6). / And so that was the beginning of a major battle.
Synonyms: whakapiko, whārona awatea, tārukenga, māra o te pakanga, pae o te pakanga, kauhanga riri, pae o te riri, nguha, matawhāura, kakaritanga, riringa, putakari, kakari, kawe a riri, riri, kekeritanga, pakanga, tatauranga
