waitohu
1. (verb) (-ia,-ina,-ngia) to mark, signify, indicate.
Nā te kāwanatanga i waitohu ngā Pākehā hai rūri i te whenua, hai whakatakoto i te huarahi, hai whakahaere i ngā mahi (TTR 1990:196). / The government employed Europeans to survey the land, to lay out the road and oversee the work.
Synonyms: tohu, matohu, whaitohu, tūtohu, māka, kōiraira, mātānawe, nawe
2. (noun) mark, symbol, brand, logo, signature, motif, sign.
Riro ana nā ngā waitohu me ngā whakakitenga, tae atu ki ngā tohutohu atu a Mere Rikiriki, te take i whakatika ai a Tahupōtiki ki te whakakaupapa i āna tikanga Karaitiana, me te tikanga nui anō hoki a te Tiriti o Waitangi (TTR 1996:171). / The signs and revelations, coupled with Mere Rikiriki's teachings, led Tahupōtiki to develop his Christian-based beliefs and his stress on the importance of the Treaty of Waitangi.
3. (noun) significance, worth, importance.
E kore tātau e mōhio ki te waitohu nui o te wai kia mimiti rawa te puna (Milroy 2016). / We never know the worth of water until the well runs dry (Milroy 2016).
Synonyms: whakaihiihi, tino, māramatanga, hirahira, whakahirahiratanga, hiranga
