wā
1. (noun) time, season, period of time, interval, term, duration.
Me utu ngā mema o te poari (ngā Pākehā me ngā Māori) ki ngā utu tau me ērā atu utu hoki e whakaaetia e te pāremete i ia wā, i ia wā (TJ 12/4/1898:1). / The members of the board (both European and Māori) should be paid an annual stipend, and other payments to be agreed on by Parliament each time.
See also tāima
2. (noun) area, region, definite space.
Ko te hopehope he moko i tāia ki muri o te tuarā ki te wā ki te hope (M 2004:392). / The hopehope pattern was tattooed on the back in the area of the waist.
