porohita
1. (verb) (-tia) to be circular.
He mea hanga te whare nui kia porohita te āhua, kātahi ka tapaina tōna ingoa ko Hīona (TTR 1996:176). / The meeting house was built in a circular shape, then was named Hiona (Zion).
See also porowhita
3. (noun) reserve (land).
Ko taua porohita nei, e mōhio ana au kāore i porohitatia ngā whenua e te Kāwanatanga mō te tangata kotahi, engari mō te katoa (TWMNT 5/2/1873:19). / I know that that reserve was not land established by the Government for one person, but for everybody.
Synonyms: whenua tāpui, wāhi porohita
