urunga
1. (noun) act of entering.
Nō tōna urunga atu ki te Pāremata, i te taha Pākehā, ka riro i a ia te tūranga Minita mō ngā Mea Māori, kātahi ka kaha te reo o te Pākehā ki te tono kia whakaritea te ture mō te Māori me te Pākehā (TTT 1/10/1931:51). / When he entered Parliament on the Pākehā role he gained the position of Minister of Māori Affairs and then the call of the Pākehā became stronger in asking for the law to be the same for Māori and Pākehā.
2. (noun) pillow.
Ka karanga a Kearoa, “E Toro e! Ka taka te urunga o Kearoa.” (JPS 1893:222). / Kearoa called, "Toro! Kearoa's pillow has fallen."
Synonyms: pera
3. (noun) rudder, steering paddle, driver, navigator.
Ka ahu rātou ko te tira i a Hone Hiana mā ki te hui ki Tamihere, heoi, e whakatata ana ki Whatawhata, ka poro kere te tīni o te urunga o te tima, ā, ka rewarewa noa iho te kaipuke (TW 15/6/1878:305). / They and the travelling party with John Sheehan and company headed for the meeting at Tamihere. However, when they were approaching Whatawhata the chain of the steamer's rudder broke and the ship floated free.
See also urungi
Synonyms: urungi, kaiwhakatere
