tāwharau
1. (verb) (-tia) to shelter.
I a ia ka tāwharau ki Ruatāhuna, ka takoto tana kupu: 'Ahakoa koutou whaiwhai haere i a au, me te Kāwana anō hoki, e kore ahau e mau i a koutou. E kore hoki ahau e mate i a koutou. Ā, mā te hauaitū noa iho e mate ai ahau.' (TTR 1990:220). / While he was sheltering at Ruatāhuna, he uttered the prediction: 'Although you go in pursuit of me, even with the Governor, I will not be captured by you, nor will I be killed by you, and it will be simply through accident that I shall die' (DNZB 1990:464).
Synonyms: pātūtū, whakaruru, taumarumaru, whakamauru, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, ruruhau, piringa, tīhokahoka, whakahau, whakamaru, whakamaurutanga, maru, taumaru, pātakitaki, pāruru, tūrutu
2. (modifier) sheltering.
I ngā wā o te pakanga, koinei te wāhi tāwharau o te iwi (Te Ara 2013). / In times of war, these were places of refuge for the tribe.
Synonyms: ruruhau, whakawhare, whakaruru, tīhoka, whakamarumaru
3. (noun) shelter.
Kua moke nei te āhua o tana noho, ā, noho ai ko tōna kotahi i rō tāwharau hangahanga, i tana kōpuha rānei, i a ia e hī ika ana (TTR 1996:72). / She became something of a recluse, living alone in a makeshift dwelling while fishing, or in her bach (DNZB 1996:269).
