whakauwhi
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to cover.
Ko te kai e kai nei tātou, ngā kahu e whakauwhi nei i a tātou, ngā whare e taumarumaru iho nei i runga i a tātou, mā te mahi anake e whiwhi ai (TWMNT 20/7/1875:164). / The food that we eat, the clothes which cover us, the houses which shelter us, will be obtained only by diligence.
See also whakauhi
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to entertain, show hospitality to, host.
Kua whakauwhia au e ngā tāngata o reira (W 1971:471). / I have been hosted by the people of that place.
Synonyms: whakauhi
3. (modifier) covering.
I te rā o te whānautanga o te Kuīni (24 o Mei) ka hurahia, i roto i te whare o te Miuhiama ki Werengitana nei, te kahu whakauwhi o te āhua o Tākuta Petitone kua mate nei (TWMNT 5/6/1877:152). / On the Queen's birthday (24th of May), in the Museum at Wellington, the cloth covering of the image of the late Dr Featherston was removed.