hangahanga
2. (verb) to be short, low, stunted.
Ka hangahanga te tupu o te kāpana (W 1971:34). / The growth of the potato was stunted.
Synonyms: pāpaku, hakahaka, hahaka, taurekareka
3. (modifier) frivolous, of no account, trifling, an easy matter, trivial.
Mehemea e kawea ana aua moni ki ngā pēke, tērā e nui noa atu ngā painga e puta mai i roto, i te whakapaua ki ngā mea hangahanga noa iho (TP 7/1907:4). / If that money is taken to the banks much more benefit accrues than spending it on just trivial things.
4. (noun) practice, habit, strategy.
Kore rawa a Te Whenuanui i tāhurihuri, i tumeke rānei i ngā hangahanga a te minita (TTR 1994:170). / Te Whenuanui refused to give ground or be concerned by the strategies of the minister.
