porowhawhe - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

Filters

Te Aka Māori Dictionary

Filters

porowhawhe

1. (verb) to go right round, circle.

2. (modifier) roundabout, circuitous, indirect.

Kia hāngai tonu te kōrero, kaua e takahia te ara porowhawhe (PK 2008:674). / Speak directly, don't take a circuitous route.

3. (noun) roundabout, merry-go-round.

E rua tāra mō te piki ki runga i te porowhawhe (Ng 1993:403). / It costs two dollars for a ride on the merry-go-round.

Synonyms: kopipio, āwheo, āwhio, potapotae, takaāwhio, takawhawhe, autaki

Te Kākano 3rd Edition

New edition of the leading Māori-language textbook out now.

Get the textbook

00:00