wauwau
1. (verb) to grumble, complain, find fault.
Nā i te mutunga o te pānui a Hēnare Pēneti i taua reta, ka wauwau katoa ngā tāngata o te whare mō taua reta, arā, ko ētahi e kī ana he tito noa iho ngā kōrero o taua reta (TJ 3/11/1898:15). / When Henry Bennett finished reading out the letter, all the people in the house grumbled about it, that is some claimed what it said was just fabrication.
2. (noun) pointed paddle-shaped implement - to loosen soil for cultivation, earthworks, etc.
Anō nei te rite o te ketu ki te hoe iti; ko tāna he whakapāpako i te oneone. Ko ētahi atu ingoa ko te pīnaki me te wauwau (Te Ara 2016). / The ketu is like a small paddle, used for loosening the soil. Other names are the pīnaki and the wauwau.
