Results for 'Waha'
waha - load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth
Waha (ii), v.t. 1. Carry on the back. Wahaa ana e ia a Tawhaki ko to raua whare (T. 45). E waha, get on my back.
2. Raise up. Ka tae a Paiao kia wahatia a Rangi ki runga (Pi. 175, 2).
wahanga, n. Load, burden.
whakawaha, v.t. 1. Load with a burden. Whakawahaa ana e raua a Tawhaki ki te wahie (T. 51).
2. Take up on the back. Whakawaha, e koro ma, ka haere tatou.—E ko ma, whakawa-hawaha, tatou ka haere (T. 198). Hence the following:
3. Set in motion, start. I whakawahaa he ope. Te ika i te whakawaha, the second person killed in battle. Ka whakaaki a Tarewai, “Te parahi, naku te ika i te ati.” Ka karanga a Nga-tama-kuao, “Te parahi naku te ika i te whakawaha” (W. iii, 104, where it is misprinted whakaroaha).
wahawaha, a. Generous, affable.
Williams Dictionary
Kia hāparangi te waha!
Shout it!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Kaua e kōrero me tōu waha e kī ana!
Don't speak with your mouth full!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ākuanei te waha horihori rā i a au.
That lying so'n'so had better watch it.
You’d better watch it! - Ākuanei!
Ākuanei tō waha whakatoi i a au.
You'd better watch it - I've had enough cheek from you.
You’d better watch it! - Ākuanei!
Kātia tō waha!
Shut your mouth!
Waha ana e ia ki tō rāua whare, ka horoia ōna patunga.
She carried him to their home and bathed his wounds.
Ko te āhua kau o te waha i hanga, nō reira i mate ai.
Only the appearance of a mouth was formed, and so it died.
Ko te waha tawhito tēnei.
This is the old entrance.
Rite tonu tōu waha ki tōu nono ki te kōrero teka.
Your mouth is just like your backside at telling lies.
Rite tonu tōu waha ki te ngutu kākā te hoihoi.
Your mouth is just as noisy as a kākā's beak.
Waha nui!
Big mouth!
He waha tēnei.
This is a mouth.
Kia hāmama tō waha.
Shout it! (Let your mouth shout!).
Kia pararē te waha!
Call out!
Rite tonu tōu waha ki tōu nono
Your mouth is just like your arse.
Ka whakahu ake rātou, ka akiaki iho te waha.
They shouted up, and the voice protested from above.
Ko te waha o te marae tēnei.
This is the entrance of the marae.
Ko te waha tēnei o te marae.
This is the entrance of the marae.
Mehemea tonu ko te waha o te koroua nei.
It is just as if it is the voice of our old man.
Hāmama tōu waha!
Speak, open your mouth!
Kaua e kātia tō waha!
Don’t shut your mouth!
Kaua e kōrero me tōu waha e kī ana.
Don’t speak with your mouth full!
Kīhai te ika i mau ki te waha, i mau kē ki te hiku.
The fish was not caught by the mouth; it was caught by the tail instead.
E iti anō ana te tamaiti, e waha tonu i te tuarā.
The baby was still small and being carried on her back.
Haamama tōu waha!
open your mouth!
Ka mutu tērā, ka kī anō te waha o te tuatoru.
When that was finished, the voice of the third also spoke.
Huakina mai tō waha.
Open up your mouth.
