whakaritenga
1. (noun) arrangement, settlement, agreement.
Hei reira ki te mea ka whakaae ngā tāngata nōna te whenua ki taua whakaritenga me tuhituhi e rātou ō rātou ingoa ki te pukapuka whakatūturu i taua whakaritenga (TWMNT 29/10/1873:142). / Then, if the people who own the land agree to that arrangement, they must put their names to the paper for giving effect to the arrangement.
2. (noun) appointment.
Kei ngā rā o Pēpuere whakatutukitia ai ēnei whakaritenga (TKO 12/2/1918:12). / These appointments will take effect in February.
3. (noun) regulation, provision, clause.
E āhei anō te Kāwana te hanga i ētahi whakaritenga, i ētahi takiwā, hei āta whakaputa i ngā tikanga o taua ture, ko aua whakaritenga ka pānuitia i roto i te 'Kahiti o Niu Tirani' (TWMNT 5/9/1876:218). / Sometimes the Governor is able to make regulations which will be published in the provisions of that law and those regulations will be announced in the 'New Zealand Gazette'.
Synonyms: whakarato, rekureihana, waeture
4. (noun) metaphor, likeness, profile.
Kāhui kuaka. He manu te kuaka, he 'godwit' ki te Pākehā. He whakaritenga ki ngā tamariki a Te Aritahi, ka mahue i te ao (M 2007:340). / Flock of godwits. The 'kuaka' is a bird, a godwit in English. This is a metaphor for Te Aritahi's children, who were left behind.
Synonyms: kōtaha, kupu whakarite, whakarite, huahuatau, ritenga, ariā, rite, āhuatanga, āhua, oho, taurite
5. (noun) implementation, application, enactment, execution.
Ka tohe atu kia hōmai anō ngā pāuna e rua i whakaritea ai i te tīmatanga o te whakaritenga o te whare (TWK 16:30). / He insisted that the two pounds that was arranged at the beginning of the construction of the building should be given to him.
6. (noun) ritual, prayers.
Ko ngā kawa me ngā whakaritenga tapu katoa he mea whakahaere ki te pou kara, arā ki te pou niu (Te Ara 2014). / The protocols and rituals focused on flag poles, that is the niu (news) poles.
Synonyms: ritenga
7. (noun) negotiation.
Kua tata te oti ngā whakaritenga mō te rīhi (Ng 1993:296). / Negotiations for the lease are nearly finished.
Synonyms: whiriwhiri
8. (noun) comparison.
Kāore he whakaritenga i waenganui i a rāua (Ng 1993:62). / There is no comparison between them.
