wairere

1. (stative) be leaky.

Kātahi hoki ka haere atu te kōrero a Whatihua ki a Rua-pū-tahanga mō tana teina, mō Tūrongo, "Ehara tō tāne e whai nā koe, he tahā wairere!" (NIT 1995:69). / Then Whatihua went and spoke to Rua-pū-tahanga about his younger brother, Tūrongo, "The husband that you are after is a leaky calabash!"

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Synonyms: turuturu

2. (noun) stream of water, waterfall.

Ka heke ana te ua, ka rere ngā wairere i ngā pari tahataha. / When the rain falls the waterfalls on the steep cliffs flow.

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