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waka
[ wah-kuh ]
noun
, plural wa·ka, wa·kas.
- Prosody. tanka.
- poetry written in Japanese, as distinct from poetry written in Chinese by a Japanese writer, or poetry in other languages.
waka
/ ˈwɔːkə /
noun
- a Māori canoe, usually made from a tree trunk
- a tribal group claiming descent from the first Māori settlers in New Zealand
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Word History and Origins
Origin of waka1
1875–80; < Japanese: literally, Japanese song < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese hé harmony (as a euphemistic reading of the character for wō dwarf, an ancient Chinese designation for the Japanese ) + gē song
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Word History and Origins
Origin of waka1
Māori
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Example Sentences
Waka Nené carried on the fighting on his own account, and in a skirmish with him Heké was badly wounded.
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Four hundred soldiers, supported by as many Ngapuhi friendlies under Waka Nené, marched against it.
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Waka Nené was given a pension of £100 a year, and ostentatiously honoured and consulted.
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Amé-no-waka-hiko also, whom they sent, did not declare an answer, but immediately perished by the calamity of a bird on high.
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At this moment Ame-waka was resting after the harvest feast.
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