wairua

/ (wɑːiːruːɑː) /

noun

NZ a spirit or soul

Nearby words

wainscotting, wainwright, wainwright, jonathan mayhew, waipahu, wairsh, wairua, wais, wais-r, waist, waist of heart, waist pack

Word Origin for wairua

Māori

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Examples from the Web for wairua

Haerere ana te Wairua o te Atua ki runga ki te mata o nga wai.
Grammar of the New Zealand language (2nd edition)|Robert Maunsell
He has two words which he specially uses to designate the human spirit or soul: one is wairua, the other is hau.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead|James George Frazer