whaikaha
1. (verb) to have strength, be strong enough.
Hāunga tērā, tae mai anō ai ētahi atu iwi, i whaikaha kia pupuri ā rātou tikanga ki tēnei whenua (Te Ara 2017). / Apart from that, other peoples had also arrived who had the strength to kept their cultural practices alive in this country.
Ko Te Arawa anake te waka i whaikaha ki te hoki atu ki Hawaiki whawhai ai ... Tēnā ko te mano waka nei. Nōhea i whaikaha ki te hoki atu ki te rapu utu mō te pananga mai (JPS 1985:138). / Only the Te Arawa canoe people were strong enough to return to Hawaiki to fight... Of the many other canoes, none were strong enough to return to seek revenge for the eviction.
2. (modifier) having strength.
E whakaatu ana ngā tuhituhinga he tokomaha tonu ngā tāngata whaikaha i whiwhi nei i tō rātou mana mai i ngā atua. / The writings show that there were many people who had the strength and who obtained their power from the atua.
3. (modifier) concentrated.
Kotahi anō pounamu wai huarākau whaikaha, ka oti e whā ngā ipu waireka (Ng 1993:64). / One bottle of concentrated fruit drink will make four flagons of cordial (Ng 1993:64).
4. (modifier) disabled - a usage created within the Māori disabled community.
E tika ana kia hangaia he wharepaku whaikaha mā ngā tāngata whaikaha. / It's appropriate that disabled toilets are built for people with disabilities.
5. (noun) disability.
