taiwhanga
1. (verb) (-a,-ia) to lurk, wait for.
Ka taiwhanga te taua kia hipa atu ngā hōia, kātahi ka kōkiri atu. / The war party lay in wait until the soldiers passed and then they attacked.
Synonyms: whakapupuni
2. (noun) place, locality, waiting room, space.
I mauheretia te tamaiti ki tētahi taiwhanga pakupaku i raro i te whare - kātahi nā te mahi rurerure, ko tēnā (PK 2008:797). / The child was imprisoned in a small space under the house - how's that for maltreatment.
Synonyms: wāhi, kopou, whiuwhiu, maka, makamaka, moka, panga, whakatū, wāhanga, whakanoho, whakanohonoho, whakatakoto, whiu
