whai painga
1. (verb) to nourish, value, benefit.
I whai painga ngā mahi a Tūtaki ki te whakahauhau i ngā mema Māori kia noho tonu ki te Kotahitanga o ngā Tāngata Mahi o Niu Tīreni (TTR 1996:263). / Tūtaki was instrumental in urging the Māori members to remain in the New Zealand Workers' Union.
See also whaipainga
Synonyms: whaipainga, whakawairākau, whāngai
2. (modifier) useful, valuable, beneficial.
Tīmata ake ana tana mahi tiaki whare mā te whānau o David Warren, he tangata whakatipu momo hipi, miraka kau nei tāna mahi; nāna nei i hoatu he kau e rua nei, ngā kākahu whai painga tonu hoki o āna tamariki kua pakupaku rawa nei mō rātou (TTR 2000:28). / She began housekeeping for the family of David Warren, a sheep breeder and dairy farmer, who gave her two cows and useful clothing that his children had outgrown.
See also whaipainga
3. (noun) benefit, value, goodness, utility.
Ki taku titiro, ka nui te whai painga i puta mai (TTT 1/2/1926:348). / I have observed that many benefits have accrued.
See also whaipainga
