whakakaukau
1. (verb) (-ria) to bathe, make bathe.
He mea whakakaukau ia ki roto i te wai wera (TPH 9/11/1904:8). / He was bathed in hot water.
Synonyms: kaukau
waiariki
1. (noun) hot spring, thermal pool (suitable for bathing).
Ka haha te tangata rā i ngā pareparenga o te waiariki rā, rapu rawa atu, e takoto whakamaoko ana i raro i ngā tauwharenga kōwhatu (Biggs 1997:119). / That man searched along the sides of the hot pool where she was lying crouched under the overhanging ledges.
tāpu
1. (loan) (noun) bathtub, bath, tub, vat.
Ko te whakaahua kei runga tonu ake o taua ingoa he tangata mangumangu kei roto i te tāpu wai. E rua ngā Pākehā kei te horoi i a ia ki te paraihe, ki te hopi (TTT 1/10/1921:5). / The illustration just above that name is of a black person in a bathtub. There are two Pākehā washing him with brushes and soap.
kaukauranga
1. (modifier) bathing, swimming.
E tata ana mai te hōpua kaukauranga mō ngā tamariki (TTT 1/1/1929:912). / The swimming pool for the children is close by.
Synonyms: kaukau
2. (noun) bathing place, swimming place.
Ko te mea tino whakamīharo rawa ia ko te whare tūroro me ngā wai ngāwhā hei kaukauranga, i hangaia ki roto i te whare (HKW 1/11/1901:10). / But the really wonderful thing was the sanatorium with hot pools for bathing places constructed inside the building.
kaukau
1. (verb) (-ria) to swim, bathe.
Synonyms: whakakaukau
2. (modifier) swimming, bathing.
Nā te mahara tonu ōna ki te oranga o te iwi kāinga, i hangaia ai e ia ētehi wāhi kaukau waiariki i Rāhotu (TTR 1996:216). / Ever mindful of the welfare of the local people, he built some hot water spas in Rāhotu.
Synonyms: kaukauranga
3. (noun) swim.
Ka mutu tā mātau kaukau, ka hoki mātau ki te kura (HP 1991:43). / When our swim was finished we returned to school.
