wakuwaku
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to rub, scrape, abrade, polish.
Wakuwakuhia tana tuarā ki te hopi (PK 2008:1056). / Rub her back with soap.
Synonyms: waku, weku, miri, mirimiri, muku, mukumuku, muru, kōmuri, kōmeke, kōmekemeke, kōmiri, ūkui, ūkuikui, hūkui, kāuto, hikahika, okoi, 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) rubbing, frottage.
Ko te pene rākau ngohengohe te mea pai hei whakaoti i te wakuwaku (RTA 2014:202). / A soft pencil is the best thing to complete a rubbing.
Synonyms: kauhikahika
