āwhā
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Central-Pacific *avaa, from Proto-Oceanic *apaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“southwest monsoon”).
Noun edit
āwhā
- gale
- storm
- heavy rain
- Nā te nui o te āwhā me te karawhiu o ngā haumātakataka kīhai i taea te māngoingoi ika (TWK 45:5).
- Because of the heavy rainfall and force of the hurricane fishing was not possible.
- Nā te nui o te āwhā me te karawhiu o ngā haumātakataka kīhai i taea te māngoingoi ika (TWK 45:5).
- torrential rain