waea

Maori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waea/, /wɒɛa/

Verb

waea

1. to be weary

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English wire.

Verb

waea

1. to telephone, ring
2. to send a telegram, wire

Noun

waea

1. telephone, phone

   Synonyms: kawereo, terewhōno, terepōno

2. telegram, telephone message, cable, wire

   Synonyms: kupu ā-waea, karere ā-waea

Derived terms

• karere ā-waea (“telephone message, text message”)
• kupu ā-waea (“telegram”)
• nama waea (“telephone number, phone number”)
• pōkai waea (“solenoid”)
• pukapuka waea (“telephone directory”)
• tau waea (“telephone number, phone number”)
• waea ārai hiko (“insulated wire”)
• waea atamai (“smartphone”)
• waea hiko (“power line, electric wire”)
• waea katiara (“fuse wire”)
• waea kore utu (“free phone”)
• waea kōrero (“telephone wire, cable”)
• waea parūnu Play (“barrage balloon”)
• waea pūkoro (“cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone, smartphone”)
• waea rauangi (“filament (of a light bulb)”)
• waea whakaahua (“facsimile device, fax”)
• waea whakatipu moroiti (“inoculating loop”)