whao
1. (verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to put into (a bag, receptacle, etc.).
Ka mau te makimaki ki te pāuna, ka wāhia e ia te taro kia rua ngā poro, kātahi ka whaoria e ia ki te pauna (TP 5/1904:11). / The monkey took some scales, broke the bread into two bits and put them into the scales.
2. (verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to fill.
Nā ka whaona te whare e ngā tāngata, ka mano tini ki roto (NM 1928:52). / Now, the house was filled with people, there was a huge crowd inside.
3. (verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to go into, enter.
I te mutunga, ka whaoria ia ki roto i te kōti, ka mauria ki te kaipuke hei mau i a ia ki te Motu Rēwera, he motu iti e tata ana ki Amerika ki te Tonga (HKW 1/10/1899:4). / In the end he was put into the coach and taken to the ship to transport him to Devil's Island, a small island in South America.
