pēhanga
1. (noun) act of pressing down, suppression, oppression, heap.
Kua nui noa atu ngā moni a te Kāwanatanga o Ingarani, o te Koroni hoki, kua whakapaua i runga i te pēhanga o te kino, arā o te whawhai (TWMNT 30/8/1872:103). / An immense amount of Government money of England and the Colony has been spent in suppressing evil, that is the war.
See also pēhitanga
2. (noun) pressure.
Ko tā ngā pae pēhanga he tohu i te pēhanga o te hau takiwā (RP 2009:306). / The purpose of isobars is to show the pressure of the air.
Synonyms: pēhinga, kōkirikiri
