whakatangitangi
1. (verb) (-hia) to play an instrument.
He nui ngā mahi i mahia e te Pākehā i konā, arā ngā mahi whakatangitangi pēne, whakatangitangi piana, whakatangitangi whira (TJ 19/7/1900:15). / There were a lot of amusements enjoyed by the Pākehā there, such as playing band music, playing the piano and the fiddle.
2. (verb) (-hia) to make sounds repeatedly.
Ko te manu e whakatangitangi ana ki tana pī kia whakarērea te kōhanga kia rere rāua ki te takiwā (TTT 1/7/1924:70). / The bird chirping to its chick to abandon the nest and together fly off into space.
3. (modifier) playing an instrument, instrumental.
E rua ngā rōpū whakatangitangi ko tā ngā tamariki o Mōteo, me tā Rākaipākā (TTT 1/9/1927:651). / There were two instrumental groups, that of the children of Mōteo and that of Rākaipākā.
4. (noun) playing (of an instrument), performance.
I muri iho i te whakatangitangi a te pēne, ka tū atu a Te Tātana rāua ko Rev. Āta Wiremu ki te mihi ki te māhita o te kura, ki ngā tamariki hoki mō tā rātou whakatangitangi (TP 3/1912:5). / After the band's performance, Mr Thornton and Rev. Arthur Williams stood up to thank the school master and the children for their performance.
Synonyms: whakaaturanga, whakakite, haka, purei, whakatangi
5. (noun) scarlet rātā vine, Metrosideros fulgens - a native vine with orange-red flowers, mainly during winter.
See also rātā
Synonyms: akatawhiwhi, amaru, kāhikahika, rātā
