hewa
1. (verb) to be bald, balding - strictly of the top of the head.
Kua kaumātuatia ahau kua hewa taku upoko, hei tohu tēnei mō te roa o te wā i tohe ai ahau i tētahi tikanga e ora ai te iwi Māori (TPH 30/5/1901:3). / I am elderly and my head is balding, this is a symbol of how long I have been arguing for a process to save the Māori people.
3. (noun) baldness, bald head, bald patch.
Kua toru marama a Kōtuku e panipani ana i tōna hewa ki te rongoā whakatupu makawe, he aha te aha! E pīataata tonu ana a runga (HJ 2012:32). / Kōtuku has been wiping his bald head with hair growth treatment, with no result! It's still shiny on top.
