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manawa

British  
/ mɑːnɑːwɑː /

noun

  1. another word for mangrove

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of manawa

Māori

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A hiki i ka manawa i kauohaia nona e hele aku i kahi o kona kaikuahine.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

Ia manawa, puka koke aku o Kahauokapaka a hele aku la.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

Alaila, e nana oe ia uka o Paliuli, i pii ka ohu a uhi iluna o na kuahiwi, ia manawa e uhi hou ana ka noe e like me mamua.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

Ia manawa, a Hinaikamalama i ku mai ai, nonoi aku la oia i ka mea ume e olelo ae, a kunou mai la ka mea ume.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

Ia manawa, haalele e Poliahu i kona kapa hau, lalau like ae la ka poe noho mauna i ko lakua kapa la, hoi aku la ka hau a kona wahi mau.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

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