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.
Synonyms: kāike, pūhangaiti, kāika, tihi, putu, whakaputu, pūkei, pūranga, haupū, pū, 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?
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!
Synonyms: kaikaha, rika, whiwhita, ngākaunui, wana, matangareka, whitawhita, ngākau whakapuke
