weku
1. (verb) (-a) to scrape, grind, rasp, abrade, erode.
I te hōtoke ka wekua te wahapū o te awa, o Wairarapa, e te waipuke, ā ka puare (W 1971:481). / In winter the mouth of the river of Wairarapa is eroded by flood waters and it is open.
Synonyms: kowani, waku, wakuwaku, okoi, ngakeke, kuoro, kauhoro, hikahika, kaku, pākēkē, waru, wani, harakuku, hāro, rakaraka, raraku, tīwani, honihoni, wharowharo, raku, tuakuku, rakuraku, hākuku, whawharo, tahitahi, waruwaru
