awa
1. (noun) river, stream, creek, canal, gully, gorge, groove, furrow.
Ahakoa te kino o ngā rā o te hōtoke o tērā tau, e 40 anake ngā hōkete i toromi i te waipuketanga o te awa (TRA 1/1/1929:914). / Despite the bad weather in winter last year, only 40 hoggets drowned when the river flooded.
Synonyms: wai