kūwaha
1. (noun) door, entrance, mouth - also as kūaha.
Ki te titiro atu i waho kāore i rerekē atu i te nuinga o ngā whare o Rānana, heoi ano i mōhiotia ai he whare kīngi nā ngā kūwaha rino me ngā hōia e tiaki ana i ngā kūwaha (TP 1/10/1902:3). / To look at from the outside it is no different from the majority of the buildings of London. The only way of knowing that it is the king's house is by the iron doors and the soldiers guarding the doors.
2. (noun) gateway.
He nui ngā wharepuni, wharau, me ngā whare, kāuta, pātaka, pūkiore; he whakairo ngā tumu o te pā, me ngā kūwaha me ētahi atu mahi (TP 11/1909:4). / There are many sleeping houses, shelters, houses, cooking sheds, store houses and houses with decorative panels; and the main palisade posts of the pā are carved, as well as the gateways and other constructions.
