2. (noun) water, liquid.
Pakū atu ana ki tawhiti te rongo māia o tana Kāwanatanga ki te pana atu i ērā wai nanakia, i te pia, te wāina me ērā atu ngongi e whakatautauhea nei i te tangata (KO 15/6/1882:2). / The fame of his Government in banning those terrible drinks, beer, wine and those other liquids that debauch people, has spread to distant places.