Definition of Taniwha

1. Noun. (NZ) spirit, monster in Maori mythology, especially one that dwells in the water ¹

2. Noun. (NZ) a person who embodies the spirit of a taniwha ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Taniwha

1. a Maori monster [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Taniwha

tangue
tangun
tanguns
tangwhaup
tangy
tangyuan
tanh
tanha
tanhs
tanier
tanist
tanistries
tanistry
tanists
tanite
taniwha (current term)
taniwhas
tank
tank bioreactor
tank car
tank circuit
tank destroyer
tank destroyers
tank driver
tank engine
tank engines
tank farm
tank farming
tank furnace
tank iron

Literary usage of Taniwha

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1906)
"Of the taniwha possessing supernatural powers the best specimens will ... They are taniwha of extraordinary mana, and would seem to be in sympathy with ..."

2. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1905)
"The taniwha waited a long time but his master never came (as usual). It then started off by the ways its master used to frequent, trying to scent him; ..."

3. Songs and Ballads of Greater Britain by Edmund Arthur Helps (1913)
"THE taniwha I WILL tell you, my sons and daughters, Of the monster that dwells in the waters, The taniwha fearful and fierce, Who is clad from head to tail ..."

4. Old New Zealand: A Tale of the Good Old Times ; and a History of the War in by Frederick Edward Maning (1900)
"The taniwha.—The battle on Motiti.— The death of Tiki Whenua.—Reflections.—Brutus and Tiki Whenua—Suicide. A STORY-TELLER, like a poet or a pugilist, ..."

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