tāwhangawhanga
1. (modifier) headlong, hastily, hurriedly, impetuously.
Ā i ngā rā, i ngā tau ōku e noho ai hei Mema mō te Pāremata nei ka tino rere tāwhangawhanga ahau ki aua tikanga Māori mahi ai (TW 30/9/1876:360). / In the days and years I sat as a Member of Parliament I rushed headlong into working with those Māori customs.
2. (noun) bay.
Tukua atu tama kia puta i waho i te tāwhangawhanga (NIT 1995:33). / Allow him to go forth beyond the bay.
Synonyms: kopanga, korutanga, kowhanenga, kokoru, koko, kokorutanga, whanga, koro, awhenga
