waka
Bingham
wákaa
n. one who gives support.
n. a root.
waáka
a. full of roots, as soil.
Sabatier
waka
n. root, fibre, string.
fig. relationship, roots, moral attachments, base, foundation, cause.
a. waka, wawaka, wakariri.
sup. wakawaka, kau-waka, kiriwakawaka: fibrous, stringy, tough, undercooked, full of threads, strings, fibres, having...
fig. ae waka i, e waka n te...: having its roots, base, cause in..., to be rooted,... attached, fastened, tied to...
vc. kawakaea: to make or wait till...
n. te waka tabanin: square root.
idiom. reke-waka: to be staying,... held <hold> by roots,... attached.
ex. tae-waka, rou waka, rou-waka, taeka,... routa te: to uproot.
na. wakamarumaru wakamatoa: thick set roots, bushy..., many..., strongly rooted.
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