rīwhi
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to substitute, succeed, replace.
Nō te tau 1860 ka mate a Kīngi Pōtatau, ka rīwhitia nei ki a Tāwhiao (KO 16/2/1885:8). / In 1860 King Pōtatau died and was succeeded by Tāwhiao.
Synonyms: whakakapi
2. (loan) (modifier) relief, replacement, relieving.
Kei te kukume tonu te Tiapani i tana kaharoa hei hao i a Tianara Rinipiti, te tianara rīwhi o Kuropatakini (TP 7/1905:6). / The Japanese are continuing to pull in their seine net to catch General Linievich, the replacement general to Kuropatkin.
Synonyms: whakahirihiri
3. (loan) (noun) relief, successor, substitute, replacement, reliever, succession.
Ko Raima hei rīwhi mō tōna pāpā kua mate (TWM 7/10/1870:5). / Raima is a replacement for his father who has died.
Synonyms: kairīwhi, oranga ngākau, kaitoa, kakapinga, kaitiriwā, manawa tau, whakakapi, whakamāmā, whakaoranga
