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hauā

1. (modifier) crippled, lame, disabled.

Ā mate noa ia, noho hauā ake ana tana waewae i tana wharatanga, hīkoi haere ai ia me te mau tokotoko, pūtu hāparapara anō hoki (TTR 2000:19). / And until he died, his leg remained lame from his injuries, walking with a stick and surgical boots.

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Synonyms: kopakopa, toti, ngongengonge, kopa, totitoti, turingongengonge, waehauā, kokekoke, hape, kōpiri, tūparaka


2. (noun) cripple, disabled person, invalid, disability.

Ka hinga te hauā rā i tōna hoa (TP 9/1910:4). / That invalid was defeated by his friend.

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