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wawae

1. (verb) (waea) to divide, part, separate.

He amuamu anō hoki tāna mō ngā moni e whakapaua ana ki te wawae whenua, me te whakamataku anō hoki o te nui o te utu mō ngā mahi rūri (TTR 1996:211). / He complained about the cost of land subdivision and prohibitive survey charges.

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Synonyms: kōwaewae, kaupeka, kōwae, wāhi, moka, kōihi, wae, wāhanga, taha, kōwai, nahenahe, tokorau, māhiti, roherohe, tauwehe, tauārai, tohi, toritori, momotu, motu, motuhake, wehewehe, wehe, whakatāuke, whakawehewehe, tiriwā, īheuheu, tīwae, tūhāhā, heu, ihi, tuakoi, whakawehe, whakapirara, tāuke, tāwae, tāwaewae, totohi, tūtahi


2. (verb) (waea) to clear away (scrub, etc.).

Ko te whakahau a te kōti, me wawae ururua te rōpū rā kia ea ai ō rātou hara (HJ 2015:39). / The court's order was that that group should do scrub clearing to pay for their transgressions.

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