2. (modifier) boastful.
Ko rāua mārire hoki ngā tāngata pākiwaha i kōrero whakakake noa, rūpahu noa (TWMNT 21/5/1879:422). / And they are the boastful people who spoke with assumed superiority and deceit.
3. (noun) braggart, boasting, bluster, boaster, bragger, loud-mouth.
Nā Te Heuheu i whakaata te momo mau ake i te mana Māori tūturu, inarā, ko ia nei te tangata mārie, whakamōwai, hei aha māna te pākiwaha (TTR 2000:217). / Te Heuheu epitomised the type of person who had authentic Māori mana because he was a quiet and unassuming person, rather than being a braggart.
Synonyms: waha rera, waha pakaru, rangiwhata, waha huka, waha papā, waha
