wāku
1. (particle) (determiner) my (plural) - variation of āku.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56, 108-110;)
Me pēhea te whakapūoro ake i ō rātau reo kia rongo ai ngā taringa o ngā uri whakatipu? Ko wēnei wāku pātai mō ngā taonga pūoro i te wā tuatahi i kite au i te Whare Taonga o Tāmaki Makaurau, i te tau 1970 (TWK 41:2). / How should they be played so that their voices can be heard by future generations? These were my questions about the musical instruments when I first saw them in Auckland Museum in 1970.
Synonyms: wōku
waku
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to rub, scrape, abrade, polish.
Ka mutu ana hū te parakena, kātahi ka tuhaina, ka waku ki te papanga kia pīata ai (PK 2008:1055). / When he had finished applying polish to his shoes, he spat on them and polished them with a cloth so that they shone.
Synonyms: wakuwaku, weku, okoi, miri, mirimiri, muku, mukumuku, muru, kōmuri, kōmeke, kōmekemeke, kōmiri, ūkui, ūkuikui, hūkui, kāuto, hikahika, kowani, raraku, tīwani, honihoni, kauhoro, wharowharo, raku, tuakuku, rakuraku, hākuku, whawharo, tahitahi, waruwaru, whakapai ake, whakapīratarata, whakamahine, pani, whakamaheni, whakakanapa, whakapīata, whakapīrata, pārihi, parakena, aumiri, kaku, pākēkē, waru, wani, harakuku, hāro, rakaraka
2. (noun) friction, abrasion.
Ko te mahi a te hinu he whakaiti i te waku i roto i te pūkaha o te motukā (RP 2009:435). / The purpose of the oil is to reduce the friction in the car's engine.
Synonyms: hākuku
