waea

Maori

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /waea/, /wɒɛa/

Verb

waea

  1. to be weary

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English wire.

Verb

waea

  1. to telephone, ring
  2. to send a telegram, wire

Noun

waea

  1. telephone, phone
    Synonyms: kawereo, terewhōno, terepōno
  2. telegram, telephone message, cable, wire
    Synonyms: kupu ā-waea, karere ā-waea

Derived terms
  • karere ā-waea (“telephone message, text message”)
  • kupu ā-waea (“telegram”)
  • nama waea (“telephone number, phone number”)
  • pukapuka waea (“telephone directory”)
  • pōkai waea (“solenoid”)
  • tau waea (“telephone number, phone number”)
  • waea atamai (“smartphone”)
  • waea hiko (“power line, electric wire”)
  • waea katiara (“fuse wire”)
  • waea kore utu (“free phone”)
  • waea kōrero (“telephone wire, cable”)
  • waea parūnu Play (“barrage balloon”)
  • waea pūkoro (“cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone, smartphone”)
  • waea rauangi (“filament (of a light bulb)”)
  • waea whakaahua (“facsimile device, fax”)
  • waea whakatipu moroiti (“inoculating loop”)
  • waea ārai hiko (“insulated wire”)
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