Hangarau

tāhana ~tia

forge (metal)

tūingoa, tūmahi whiti

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He pākaiahi hei whakawera konganuku e taea ai taua konganuku te whakapiko, te tapahi, te tārai hoki mā te paopao ki te kuru. Ko te tāhana hei kupu hoki mō tēnei mahi.

A hearth used for heating metal to enable the bending and cutting of the metal and shaping by striking with a hammer. Forge is also used as a verb to denote this activity.

Tauira KŌrero

E hia putu tohurau (ºC) e tika ana hei tāhana i te rino?

Tahuna te tāhana hei tārai māu i te mata o te whao.

He tāhana kapuni tāna i tana whare mahi.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Hei tauira o te tāhana māmā:

I konei e tāhanatia ana te mata o tētahi taonga. E paopaongia ana te rino hahana ki te hama pūreke, ki runga i te paekuru:

Hei tauira o ngā momo taonga o ia rā ka hangaia ki te tāhana:

Takenga Mai

tā - causative prefix

tā (tārai) - to fashion, shape

hana - to shine, give out heat, radiate

Tauira KŌrero

E hia putu tohurau (ºC) e tika ana hei tāhana i te rino?

Tahuna te tāhana hei tārai māu i te mata o te whao.

He tāhana kapuni tāna i tana whare mahi.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga