whakahua
1. (verb) (-ina,-ngia,-tia) to pronounce, recite, express, mention, say, perform, narrate.
Ka tata mai te ope rā, ka whakahuatia te haka pōwhiri (TPH 20/6/1905:4). / When that party were close, the welcome haka was performed.
Synonyms: kī, pānui, whakataki, whakahuahua, tātaku, whakahaere, whakatūtū, mahi, hahaka, haka, kōrero, whakarite, tapa, whakaatu, whakaataata, hamumu, wani, kīkī, puaki, mea, pepeha, kauhau, taki, takitaki, kauwhau
2. (noun) pronunciation.
Kei a ia anō tona whakahua i ngā kupu Ingarihi (HP 1991:39). / He had his own pronunciation of English words.
