waea

Maori

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waea/, /wɒɛa/

Verb

waea

to be weary

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English wire.

Verb

waea

to telephone, ring
to send a telegram, wire

Noun

waea

telephone, phone
Synonyms: kawereo, terewhōno, terepōno
telegram, telephone message, cable, wire
Synonyms: kupu ā-waea, karere ā-waea

Derived terms

Terms derived from waea

karere ā-waea (“telephone message, text message”)
kupu ā-waea (“telegram”)
nama waea (“telephone number, phone number”)
pukapuka waea (“telephone directory”)
pōkai waea (“solenoid”)
tau waea (“telephone number, phone number”)
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”)
waea ārai hiko (“insulated wire”)

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