3. (modifier) curving, arching, spanning.
Ka momoe ngā uruahu o Rehua i te rangi, māna e whakamana Uenuku-kōpako, te atua tāwhanawhana (M 2007:306). / The constellation Antares is slumbering in the sky, and it will empower the rainbow, Uenuku-kōpako, the atua that curves across the sky.
5. (noun) looper moth - a general term for looper moths.
Synonyms: tāwhana, whangawhanga
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