owha
1. (verb) (-ina) to greet.
Kātahi ia ka mea ki a Kehati, Whitikiria tōu hope, maua atu hoki taku tokotoko i tōu ringa, ā haere: ki te tūtaki koe ki te tangata, kaua e owha ki a ia; ki te owha tētahi ki a koe, kaua e whakahoki kupu ki a ia (PT II Nga Kingi 4:29). / Then he said to Geha'zi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again.
2. (noun) greeting, welcome.
Kāore ia i rongo i te oro o te owha pūtātara ki te tama mātāmua (TTR 1996:211). / He did not hear the sound of the conch-shell welcome to the first-born son.