tīwaiwaka
1. (noun) fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa. Personified in the following example.
Nā, kia mōhio tātou, ko ngā tīwaiwaka e tītakataka nei ka hura rā hoki ngā hukumaro ki runga, ka riro ko te upoko ki raro (TTT 1/10/1929:1086). / Now, we should know that fantails flit about opening their tail feathers up and with their head going down.
See also tīrairaka
Synonyms: tīrakaraka, tītīrairaka, tīraureka, pīrakaraka, pīrangirangi, pītakataka, wakawaka, tīrairaka pango, kōtiutiu, pīwaiwaka, tīwakawaka, tīrairaka, hīwaiwaka, hīrairaka, pīwakawaka, pīrairaka, tītakataka
2. (personal name) Fantail – personified example.
Ko ngā mea i kite ai au ko Kōkako, e kō mai aua i runga i ngā taukahiwi, ko Tīwaiwaka, e tītakataka ana i mua i taku aroaro (JPS 1913:115). / What I saw were Kōkako singing on the ridges and Tīwaiwaka flitting about in front me.
