waikauere
1. (verb) (-tia) to be old, worn out.
Pare: Homai te tarau nā — māku e kānihi ngā pona. Rangi: Hei aha. Kua kaha rawa te waikauere (HKK 1999:165). / Pare: Give me those trousers, please - I'll mend the knees. Rangi: Never mind. They're too worn out.
Kua waikaueretia ngā kākahu o te tamaiti nei (W 1971:475). / This child's clothes are worn out.
Synonyms: tawhito, tuaukiuki, koroua, mātāpuputu, korokoroua, pūkeko, tahito, tūpakeke, kaumātua, tūārangi, aweko, ahungarua
2. (verb) (-tia) to be subdued, without energy.
Nā te karakia i waikauere ai ki te riri (W 1971:475). / Because of the ritual chant there was no energy for the battle.
