Whā (i), num. 1. Four, fourth.
2. Elliptically, fourth month. Ka tae ki te wha, ka tima marere i te mara tautane.
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Whā (iii), n. 1. Leaf; particularly, if not exclusively, applied to one with a sheathing base, as taro, and most frequently to ensi-form leaves, as those of flax, etc. He wha tawhara ki uta, he kiko tamure ki tai (P. 30). Na ka tataia mai he harakeke, engari kaore i haehaea mai kia ririki, tihore tonu i te wha tonu.
2. Flake.
3. Feather. Kia tia whakaripa te wha o te huia (S.).
whāwhā. 1. n. Sheathing petiole, as of taro leaf.
2. v.t. Take in the hand, feel with the hand. No te whawhatanga atu, na, ngahorohoro noa iho (J, ii, 123). Whawha rawa ake me he ri mangemange (M. 139).
3. Lay hold of. Whawharia mai ana e Uenuku, horomia oratia ana taua tamaiti (T. 107).
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Whā (iv) = whaka, causative prefix. Words with this prefix are, in general, referred to their root words.
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