ua - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

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1. (noun) muscle.

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1. (particle) when.

Ua whewhengi ngā rau, nā maroke ngā kakau o te turipi me ērā aua pērā, keria ngā kai o raro, kawea ki te whare takoto ai, mō te ngahuru ka whakatō. / When the leaves have withered and the stalks of the tulips and other bulbs have dried, dig them up and take them into a building for storage for planting in autumn.

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

Ka haere te taua, e kore e poka noa ki te kai haere, ki te inu haere, kei uaina e te ua (JPS 1982:44). / When the war party travels it does not just take food or drink from anywhere, else rain will pour down upon it.

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Synonyms: tōuarangi, hāuaua

2. (noun) rain.

I taua rangi nei i te ua pūnehunehu (HP 1991:6). / That day there was misty rain.

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

Ka mutu te kēmu ka noho te tapuhi ki te mirimiri i taku ua (PK 2008:1026). / When the game ended the nurse stayed to massage the nape of my 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.

Ka whārikitia e te tohunga tarahau te whāriki, me ngā taonga; ko ngā ua o ngā kahu ki raro iho i te matapihi o te whare; ko ngā remu o ngā kahu ki te taha mai ki te paepae kaiāwhā (JPS 1929:266). / The assistant expert spread a mat and treasures; the collars of the cloaks under the window of the house and the lower borders of the cloaks toward the beam across the front of the verandah of the house.

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