kūwawa
1. (verb) to be scattered, strewn, strewed.
Ka oma te tāhae, ka taka tana pāhi, ka puare, ka kūwawa ngā moni o roto. / When the thief fled, he dropped his case, it opened and the money inside was scattered.
Synonyms: katea, tīrangorango, maheu, korara, mirara, pirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga
2. (modifier) disorganised.
Nā te taui kūwawa i kino rawa atu ai te matenga (Ng 1993:104). / Because of the disorganised retreat the defeat became a rout.
