tīwekaweka
1. (verb) to be irregular, untidy, disordered, uneven, messy.
Ka amuamu mai te whaea, e tīwekaweka ana te rūma o tana tamāhine. / The mother grumbled that her daughter's room was untidy.
Synonyms: pirara, kōritorito, pōrohe, tūkirakira, tūheihei
2. (noun) mess, untidiness, disorder, disarray, unevenness.
I te tīwekaweka o te raranga mai, ka puritia hei kete mahi mātaitai māna (PK 2008:948). / Because the weaving was so uneven, she kept the kit for collecting seafood.
Synonyms: tīrangorango, kūnakunaku, powhiwhi
