waea
Bingham
wáea
vt. to sew, to pierce, to stick.
to interrupt.
to interrupt.
n. a coconut leaflet for extracting from a bottle a small quantity of oil adhering.
Sabatier
waea
from. wai:
vt. (1) to thread on to..., to prick, pierce through, run through, put on skewer, stem.
ex. waea te ika: thread fish on to...
v. (2) to show, or point to with finger, to designate.
ex.
- waea matan te: point towards someone's face.
- (3) counterbalance..., opposition to...
- waea nimam: mix your drink, dilute with water.
fig. waea te taeka: to interfere, to intervene,... criticize,... contradict,... thwart,... oppose,... put a spoke in the wheel.
ex. waea rarikin te...: to cavil, to give broad hints by allusions, to allude to..., indirectly.
n. chicanery.
te waewae: criticism, objection, contradiction, opposition.
te waewae: criticism, objection, contradiction, opposition.
v. waewae: to interfere, to criticize, to object, to contradict, to thwart.
waea1
n. (1) a thin stem, or twig used to attain to things out of reach.
n. (2) an outsize mat.
n. (3) a contradictor, opposer, objector, vis-a-vis rival.
(4) sorcery using small roasted coconuts.
(4) sorcery using small roasted coconuts.
Topics: Coconut, Weaving and crafts, Spirits, myth and belief