Rewa. 1. v.i. Melt. Na Hikuao te korohiko, ko te rakau i tunua ai te moa, 'a rewa ana hinu (M. 324).
2. Be or become liquid. Ahakoa kua maroke nga toto e rewa ano nga toto (M. lxxxiii).
3. Float. Ka toia e ratou te waka mo ratou, ka rewa ki te wai (T. 170). Kia tukua mai ki waho ki te wahi hohonu, kia rewa nga waewae (i.e., that he should no longer be able to touch bottom) (T. 120).
4. Get under way, start. Kotahi te mano o nga waka, ka rewa ki te moana, ka hoe (T. 41). Katahi te iwi ra ka rewa mai, ka tae mai ki te kainga o Manaia (T. 117). Apparently not applied exclusively to travelling by water. Katahi ka karangatia, “Haere katoa mai.” Katahi ka rewa katoa mai nga tangata.
5. Be elevated, be high up. Ka rewa Hikurangi kei runga (M. 160). Ka puta te ra, ka rewa ki runga (Tr. vii, 32).
6. n. Mast of a canoe.
7. The flower of Knightia excelsa, and sometimes the tree itself. O nga rata, o nga rewa, nga kohai, nga hou me nga tini rakau katoa (W.M. x, 239).
8. Fruit growing near the ends of the runners of a gourd. Engari nga hue o Waitara pai rawa nga rewa katoa.
9. A person who can swim.
whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi ta koutou waka e whakarite mo tatou, me whakarewa rawa hoki ka waiho ai kia manu ana (T. 169).
2. Elevate, suspend. Mana e whakarewa te tini whetu riki (M. 330).
3. Set in motion. Ka whakarewaia a Kahukura, a Itupawa, a Rongomai (T. 84).
4. Melt. Ko te tawhiri ia kua oti te whakarewa hei whakakakara i te whare (T. 192).
5. Smear. To mata whakarewa ki te wai ngarahu (M. 137).
6. a. Liquid. To toto whakarewa tuhi ana i te rangi (M. 347).
rewarewa. 1. n. Knightia excelsa, a forest tree. Taku rakau ko te rewarewa (M. 66).
2. v.i., frequentative. Move in a body. Ka rewa he waka, ka rewa he waka, ka rewa he waka, ka rewa, ka rewa, ka rewarewa katoa (T. 41).
whakarewarewa, n. A war dance to make a show of force before attacking.
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