tūtakitanga
1. (noun) junction, confluence, meeting place, meeting.
I te tūtakitanga o Nene ki te kāwana, hāngai tonu tana kupu he rite tonu tō rāua pāmamae ko Heke ki ngā mahi nanakia a te kāwanatanga (TTR 1990:66). / When Nene met the governor he made it clear that he and Heke were upset about the devious activities of the government.
Synonyms: kāpunipunitanga, pūtahi, whakamenenga, tūtaki, hui, huihuinga, pūtahitanga, huinga, komititanga, muriwai
2. (noun) collision.
Ka rangona te tūtukitanga o taua tima ātaahua, ko tōna ihu komeme ana i te tūtukitanga ai ki te pari, takoto ana i runga i ngā toka (THM 1/7/1895:2). / The collision of that beautiful ship was heard when its bow was stove in in the collision with the cliff, leaving it lying on the rocks.
