whakamōmona
1. (verb) (-tia) to make fat, fatten, enrich, make fertile.
Ka waipuke ana tēnei awa, ka mauria mai he oneone parakiwai o ngā whenua mōmona o runga, ka rukea ki runga i tō mātau whenua hai whakamōmona (HP 1991:14). / When this river flooded it brought down silt of the fertile lands upstream and deposited it on our land to enrich it.
2. (noun) nourishment, manure, fertilizer.
Ki te kāhore he whakamōmona mō te rākau e tupu kino taua rākau, ā, tae ana te memehatanga ki ōna manga me onā rau (KO 15/5/1884:7). / If there is no nourishment for the tree it will grow poorly, and its branches and leaves will become unhealthy.
Synonyms: maniua, whakawairākau, wairākau
