hauwai

1. (noun) queen pāua, austral abalone, silver pāua, yellow-footed pāua, Haliotis australis - an endemic mollusc to Aotearoa/New Zealand, the shell varying in size between 40 mm and 100 mm, silvery inside with a smooth criss-cross ridge pattern. The foot is a bright yellow-orange.

Synonyms: karahiwa, karariwha, koeo, korohiwa, kororiwha, marariwha, hihiwa

2. (modifier) damp, moist.

He one maroke, mā te tau hauwai e tipu ai te kai (W 1971:42). / Dry ground and in moist years food will grow.

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Synonyms: kōpūtoitoi, monoku, mākū, toriwai, whakamākūkū, haumākū, tōwahiwahi, tōwāwahi

3. (noun) hydrogen (H).

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