waea
1. (loan) (verb) (-hia,-tia) to telephone, ring.
I te taenga ki te kāinga ka mōhiotia ia, kātahi ka waeatia atu ki te pirihimana kia haere atu ki taua kāinga (TP 9/1911:11). / When he came to the house, he was recognised, then they phoned the police to come to that house.
Synonyms: koropewapewa, tioro, mōhiti, mōwhiti, tangi, koropewa, pere, porohita, porowhita, rīngi, tarawhiti
2. (loan) (verb) (-tia) send a telegram, wire.
Kua waeatia atu kia tukuna mai kia 50 tākuta, me ētahi kaipuke hei whare tūroro (TJ 12/7/1898:6). / A telegram has been sent to 50 doctors and some hospital ships.
3. (loan) (noun) telephone, phone.
I taua rā, i te Manei, ka tangi te waea o roto i te toa a Pahiko, ka haere atu te rangatira o te toa ki te whakahoki atu i te karanga (TP 5/1912:8). / On that day, Monday, the phone inside Pascoe’s store rang and the owner of the store went to answer the call.
4. (loan) (noun) telegram, telephone message, cable, wire.
Ā kua mea te Kāwanatanga o ngā motu nei, kia mahia he waea mā tātou ngā iwi o ēnei motu, atu anō i konei, ā tae noa ki Ingarangi, kia iti ai he utu mō te kōrero tuku ki te waea ā tātou ki tāwāhi (TW 3/8/1878:384). / The government of these islands has decided that a cable be laid for us, the people of these islands, from here to England so that the cost will be small for us to telegraph overseas.
Synonyms: taura, waea kōrero
waea pūkoro
1. (loan) (noun) cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone, smartphone.
E ai ki ngā tatauranga o te tau 2001, he waea pūkoro kei te neke atu i te e 58% o ngā kāinga, he kakenga mai te 22% i te 1997-98 (Te Ara). / According to the 2001 census, more than 58% of homes had mobile phones, an increase of 22% since 1997-1998.
waea whakaahua
1. (loan) (noun) facsimile device, fax.
Nā reira, e tau ai te mauri o te Taura Whiri ki tēnei take, tēnā patua mai he waea, waea whakaahua rānei, tuhinga kōrero rānei mēnā ko koe tētahi kei te haramai ki tā tātou hui o te kōanga ki te whakapakari i ō tātou reo (HM 3/1994:4). / So that the Māori Language Commission can be satisfied, please phone, fax or write if you are attending our spring hui to strengthen our language.
tau waea
1. (loan) (noun) telephone number, phone number.
He pai kē ake pea mēnā ki te whakarērea mai tō tau waea me kore e eke tēnei wawata (HM 3/1994:4). / It is probably best if you leave your telephone number in case we are able to do this.
Synonyms: nama waea
waea parūnu
1. (loan) (noun) barrage balloon - a large anchored balloon, often with netting suspended from it, used as a defence against low-flying aircraft.
Ka rere mai ō rātau waka rererangi whawhai, ka kōmutumutu haere i waenganui o ngā waea parūnu, ka tuku i ā rātau pōmu (HP 1991:123). / Their fighter planes flew towards us, to intercept us between the barrage balloons and let go their bombs.
waea hiko
1. (loan) (noun) power line, electric wire.
I a ia e rere nei ka taka mai te pūmu i te waea hiko, ka poko ōna raiti (TP 9/1911:6). / While he was moving the boom fell on the power line and the lights were extinguished.
Synonyms: taura hiko
