2. (modifier) sacrificial.
I tētahi wā tahuna tonutia ana e ngā tohunga tētahi wāhanga o te tahua koha o ngā hākari hei tohu whakahere mā rātou ki te atua (TTR 1998:27). / At one time the tohunga would burn a part of the koha (monetary offering) at feast days as their sacrificial gesture to the atua.
3. (noun) sacrifice, offering.
Ka mau te ika tuatahi ka mauria hei whakahere ki aua atua (M 2006:164). / When the first fish was caught it was taken as an offering to those atua.
Synonyms: tāpaetanga, koha, whāngai hau, tuku, raupanga, papa
