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ua

1. (noun) muscle.

ua

1. (particle) when.

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ua

1. (verb) (-ina) to rain.

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Synonyms: tōuarangi, hāuaua


2. (noun) rain.

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ua

1. (noun) neck, back of the neck, nape of the neck.

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Synonyms: mōua, ue, tuta, kakī, porokakī, tākakī, porongāua, porongāue


2. (noun) thick twisted or plaited hem forming the collar of a cloak.

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ua pāpāringa

1. (noun) buccinator muscle.

ua paemanu

1. (noun) trapezius muscle.

ua ngaungau

1. (noun) masseter muscle.

ua matitoro

1. (noun) digitorum muscle.

ua rara

1. (noun) latissimus dorsi muscle.

ua karu

1. (noun) orbicularis oculi muscle.

ua ihu

1. (noun) nasalis muscle.

ua kaokao

1. (noun) serratus anterior muscle.

ua tengi

1. (noun) triceps muscle.

ua pakahiwi

1. (noun) deltoid muscle.

ua takakaha

1. (noun) tibialis anterior muscle.

ua rei

1. (noun) pectoralis major muscle.

ua kawiti

1. (noun) brachioradialis muscle.

ua tūturi

1. (noun) sartorius muscle.

ua tuaiwi

1. (noun) erector spinae muscle.

ua tōpū

1. (noun) muscular system.

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