wewehi

Māori

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /weˈwehi/ [wɛˈwɛhi]

Verb

wewehi

  1. To be frightened, impressed, in awe
  2. To be frightening, alarming, fearsome, impressive, awesome

Noun

wewehi

  1. dread, fear, awe
  2. regard
    • 2026 February 4 (last accessed), Āpirana Ngata, “Haurongo”, in Te Ara‎[1], archived from the original on 04 February 2026:
      He tino nui te wewehi o rāua ko Te Kōti ki a rāua.
      He and Mr. Coates had a very high regard for each other.
  3. spine, e.g. of a dorsal fin

Further reading

  • “wewehi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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