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wairehe

1. (loan) (noun) wireless, radio, stereo.

Ka rongo tana kuia i te reo o tana mokopuna i te waerehe, ka tīmata te kōrerorero atu o te kuia rā ki a ia (TTR 2000:18). / When his grandmother heard the voice of her grandchild on the radio she would begin to talk to him.

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waerehe

1. (loan) (noun) wireless, radio.

Ka rongo tana kuia i te reo o tana mokopuna i te waerehe, ka tīmata te kōrerorero atu o te kuia rā ki a ia, ā, kāore i ārikarika tana mahi pērā haere tonu (TTR 2000:18). / When his grandmother heard her grandchild's voice on the radio she would begin talking to him, and that happened often.

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Synonyms: reo irirangi

hopuoro irirangi

1. (noun) radio microphone, wireless microphone.

Mā te taura hiko e hono atu ai ētahi momo hopuoro ki te whākaha. Ko ētahi, mā te irirangi kē, karekau he taura hiko. Ka kīia tēnei momo he hopuoro irirangi (RTP 2015:57). / Some types of microphones are connected to the amplifier via an electric cord. Others are via radio waves and there's no electric cord. This type is called a wireless microphone.

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ahokore

1. (noun) wireless, wifi.

wāhi hono ipurangi

1. (noun) hotspot - a public place (such as a coffee shop, airport, or hotel) with a wireless network to connect to the Internet.

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