Definition of taniwha in English:

taniwha

nounPlural taniwhas ˈtanɪfaˈtanɪwɑː

A water monster of Maori legend.
Example sentencesExamples
- Goblins may still be lurking, but it is the taniwha that has been nurtured.
- There is example after example, and what does this bill do to deal with the matter so that we might not chase the taniwha when we are trying to build a road?
- The doctor himself helpfully describes taniwhas as akin to goblins.
- Apparently a part of the new highway would violate the home of a taniwha, a water-dwelling spirit guardian.
- Work on a section of the new highway between Mercer and Long Swamp, dubbed the ‘Waikato Expressway’, has been put on hold after local Maori said they believe there is a taniwha in the way.
- The Environment Court then gets claims regarding taniwha and the like.
- If people want to believe in tooth fairies, or leprechauns, or hobgoblins, or taniwha, or whatever, it is their right to do that.
- Quite frankly, none of us could guarantee that the iwi's stories would not be made a mockery of in this House, as is so evident from derogatory remarks that are being, and have already been, made with regard to taniwha and the like.
- "My village is surrounded by taniwha," she says.
- The Minister seems to be acknowledging that he has serious concerns about taniwha in Ruatoria.
- One day as she was bathing a taniwha (a legendary creature) seized her and dragged her down into his lair below the lake.
- All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a taniwha emerged.
- Does it mean that taniwha will be holding up motorway bridges again?
- There is room for politics in the church, room for crosses and prayer mats and taniwha.
- But we're never going to stop a road because of taniwha.
- I need only remind members that the hold-up of work on the Highway was because of a taniwha.
- This angered the gods so much that they caused the lake to boil so the taniwha would be destroyed.
- Maoris claimed putting a road through a taniwha's home would have been a major insult to all those who believed in the beast.

Origin

Maori.

单词	taniwha
释义	Definition of taniwha in English: taniwha nounPlural taniwhas ˈtanɪfaˈtanɪwɑː A water monster of Maori legend. Example sentencesExamples Goblins may still be lurking, but it is the taniwha that has been nurtured. There is example after example, and what does this bill do to deal with the matter so that we might not chase the taniwha when we are trying to build a road? The doctor himself helpfully describes taniwhas as akin to goblins. Apparently a part of the new highway would violate the home of a taniwha, a water-dwelling spirit guardian. Work on a section of the new highway between Mercer and Long Swamp, dubbed the ‘Waikato Expressway’, has been put on hold after local Maori said they believe there is a taniwha in the way. The Environment Court then gets claims regarding taniwha and the like. If people want to believe in tooth fairies, or leprechauns, or hobgoblins, or taniwha, or whatever, it is their right to do that. Quite frankly, none of us could guarantee that the iwi's stories would not be made a mockery of in this House, as is so evident from derogatory remarks that are being, and have already been, made with regard to taniwha and the like. "My village is surrounded by taniwha," she says. The Minister seems to be acknowledging that he has serious concerns about taniwha in Ruatoria. One day as she was bathing a taniwha (a legendary creature) seized her and dragged her down into his lair below the lake. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a taniwha emerged. Does it mean that taniwha will be holding up motorway bridges again? There is room for politics in the church, room for crosses and prayer mats and taniwha. But we're never going to stop a road because of taniwha. I need only remind members that the hold-up of work on the Highway was because of a taniwha. This angered the gods so much that they caused the lake to boil so the taniwha would be destroyed. Maoris claimed putting a road through a taniwha's home would have been a major insult to all those who believed in the beast. Origin Maori.
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