piringa
1. (noun) shelter, hiding place, haven, refuge.
Hei piringa anō hoki te koraha mō te tangata pai e tūkinotia ana (KO 15/12/1883:18). / The open country is also a refuge for the good person who is being abused.
Synonyms: ruruhau, tuohunga, whakamaurutanga, punanga
2. (noun) connection, link, association, relationship.
Nā runga i tōna hononga ki a Te Taoū i roa ai tana piringa ki Ōrākei (TTR 1996:174). / She had a long association with Orakei through her connection with Te Taoū.
Synonyms: taukaea, hono, hononga, tauhere, tūhonotanga, whaitake, taunekeneke, pāhekoheko, whakanohonoho, whanaungatanga, whakapiringa
