kaewa
1. (verb) to wander, roam.
He mahi tikanga nui rawa taua mahi ki te whakaaro a te iwi Pākehā, ā, e kore anō hoki e tika kia waiho te tangata kia tuku noa i ana hipi kia kaewa haere noa i runga i te whenua (TWMNT 4/5/1875:98). / That work is regarded by Pākehā as a task of utmost importance, and it is not right for people to allow their sheep to wander about the land at will.
See also kaea
Synonyms: tahawhenua, maewa, kaea, kaipaoe, kōkewa, āmio, hāereere, ātiutiu, amio, hākoke, kāewaewa, atiti, ngau, whēkoi, kaipāwe
2. (stative) be loose, slack.
He whakapono nōku e kore e whakaaetia e te hunga haere mai kia kaewa, kia kōrurururu te taura nei (HM 2/1999). / Because I believe that the people attending will never allow this rope to become slack and loose.
Synonyms: ngoru, tangatanga, tatere, tāreparepa, moepuku, mātangatanga, korokoro, tāngengangenga, tāwēwē, hāngengangenga, hūngorungoru, tāngāngā, tangara, tangoro, tītengi
3. (noun) wanderer, traveller, drifter, rover, rambler, adventurer.
He nui hoki ngā take ōna e kīia ai e te iwi, he tino tangata a ia, ā, ehara a ia i te kaewa noa (TW 1/8/1875:130). / He has done much so that people say that he is an important person, and not just an adventurer.
