2. (noun) conflict, quarrel, dispute.
Nā Te Rangiāpitirua ka puta ko te hapū o Te Whiti‑o-Rongomai mā, ko Ngāti Te Whiti; i tipu ake i ngā taututetute o te wā (TTR 1994:171). / Te Rangiāpitirua founded the hapū of Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and others, Ngāti Te Whiti, out of the strategic conflicts of the time.
Synonyms: pākani, ngangau, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, tautohe, totohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, tautotohe, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, whewhei, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu, tautohetohe
