whakahauhau
1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to order, direct, hasten, encourage.
Kei te whakahauhau ngā kaumātua o ia kāinga, o ia kāinga whai kōea kia kaha (TP 2/1911:1). / The elders of each village that have choirs are urging them on.
Synonyms: ōta, tono, ngare, ngarengare, whakahau, whakaraupapa, raupapa
2. (noun) encouragement, urging.
Nā runga i te whakahauhau a Hāmiora, ka tīmata te mahi a Ākenehi hei nēhi kaiāwhina (TTR 1996:38). / With the encouragement of Hāmiora, Ākenehi became an assistant nurse.
3. (noun) song for encouraging workers.
Kātahi ka kōia te māra, ko tōna whakahauhau tēnei (NM 1928:96). / Then the garden was dug and this was the song for inspiring the workers.
