kāwai
1. (noun) shoot (of a creeper or gourd plant), tentacle.
Kua roa kē ngā kāwai o taku kākariki. / The shoots of our rock mellon are already long.
See also kāwei
2. (noun) line of descent, lineage, pedigree.
Nō te Oketopa ka ārahina e rātou ko Tāreha me ētahi atu o te kāwai rangatira te matua o Heretaunga ki te tuki i te pā o Puketapu. Ēngari i hanepī te kōkiri (TTR 1994:190). / In October he, Tāreha with some other chiefs, led the Hastings contingent to attack Puketapu pā. But the attack was aborted.
See also kāwei
Synonyms: kauhou, tātai, kāwei, kaha, kākano, whakapapa, takiaho, aho, hikahika
3. (noun) loops or handle of a kete.
