whakareretanga
1. (noun) inheritance, legacy.
Ko ana whakareretanga ake ko tana wahine, ko Raiha, ko ana tamāhine tokowhitu me ana tama tokorua. / He is survived by his wife, Raiha, his seven daughters and two sons.
Synonyms: whakarerenga
2. (noun) reject, item thrown away.
Ko ēnei āporo ngā whakareretanga (Ng 1993:386). / These apples are the rejects.
3. (noun) abandonment, desertion, leaving.
Nā tōna whakareretanga i Taurangaika i te tīmatanga o 1869 i mutu ai te whawhai ki te rohe o Whanganui (TTR 1990:263). / The fighting ceased in the Whanganui area in early 1869, after his abandonment of Taurangaika.
Synonyms: whakakorekore, mahuetanga, whakarerenga, whakakore, whākorekore, whakarere
