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Hewa (i), hewahewa, v.i. Be deluded, be under a false impression. Kia hewa ai nga hoa na te taua i kai (T. 94). Ka hewa o tao e kore e whatiwhati (M. 291). Ka hewahewa au ki te nohoanga nou na, e Hape (M. 97).

whakahewa, ad. 1. By stealth. He haere whakahewa taku haere ki Rotorua.

2. As an apparition. To wairua i haramai whakahewa, ka hua ake tenei kei te ao (S.).

Williams Dictionary

Hewa (ii), a. Bald (strictly, having the top of the head bald). He mahunga hewa.—He horo ki tuparimaunga, he hewa ki te tangata kotahi (P.). He mata hewa, having no eyebrows.

Williams Dictionary

He hewa ōna makawe.
He is bald.

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