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
