whakarua
1. (noun) north-east, north-east breeze, north-easterly, east-nor'-east, easterly breeze.
Ka tiri atu tō whāngai, ko angiangi ki te whakarua, ē, ko angiangi ki te māwake (M 2006:380). / For you have been portioned out as food for the easterly breeze, and by the gentle southerly breeze (M 2006:381).
See also raki-mā-rāwhiti
Synonyms: rāwhiti-mā-raki, marangai-mā-raro, kārapu, raki-mā-rāwhiti, pāwhakarua
