utanga
1. (noun) cargo, freight, handicap.
He maha ngā kaipuke e tahuri ana i te māmā, i te kore utanga o runga, te putanga mai o te hau kua tikoki, kua porotēteke (TP 8/1908:6). / Many ships capsize when they are light and there's no cargo on board and when the wind gets up they become unstable and turn upside down.
2. (noun) obligation, commitment.
Ko te utanga tuatahi o Te Māngai Pāho ko te tohatoha pūtea hei mahi hōtaka e whakaata mai ana i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori (RT 2013:98). / The first obligation of Te Māngai Pāho is the distribution of funding to make programmes presenting Māori language and customs.
Synonyms: kawenga, takohanga, taumahatanga, kawenga taumaha, here, herenga, tāpae toto
