2. (noun) ghost - spirits that linger on earth after death and haunt the living.
Ki a au, ko te kēhua kei waho tēnā mea i te tangata, he tinana tonu tōna pēnā tonu me koe, me au hoki te āhua o tōna tinana (TP 1/12/1901:2). / In my opinion, a kēhua is external of a person, it has its own body and a form like you and me.
3. (noun) Joker (playing card).
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