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tāwheta

1. (verb) to lie in a heap, writhe.

Kua tāwheta te mahi a te taewa, e kore e pau i te hui (TP 3/1913:3). / So many potatoes are heaped up, they wouldn't all be consumed at the gathering.

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Synonyms: kāike, pūhangaiti, kāika, tihi, putu, whakaputu, pūkei, pūranga, haupū, , pūkai, haipū, pīhangaiti, tāwhetawheta, kāuki


2. (modifier) eagerly, restlessly.

He aha te pai o te tupeka i rere tāwheta ai te tangata ki te kai? (KO 16/5/1882:3). / What use is tobacco that people rush eagerly to consume?

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Synonyms: whakariuka


3. (noun) eagerness, enthusiasm, zeal, fervour.

Heoi anō rā te tāwheta nui o te rangatahi! (Kāretu 2017). / Oh well, that's the enthusiasm of the young!

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Synonyms: kaikaha, rika, whiwhita, ngākaunui, wana, matangareka, whitawhita, ngākau whakapuke

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