wai

/ ˈwɑːiː /

noun

1. water

Word History and Origins

Origin of wai¹

Māori

Example Sentences

He was "obsessed" with money and was angry his mother Wai King Leung, also known as Jenny Leung, had created a will in 2021 granting her partner of 21 years a share in her Newcastle home, the court heard.

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He said Kwan's mother, Wai King also known as Jenny Leung, had made a will leaving her home in Newcastle to her partner of 20 years, Mr O'Hara with it only passing to her children in the event of his death.

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He was estranged from his mother, Wai King also known as Jenny Leung, having fallen out with her over her plans to leave her home in Newcastle to Mr O'Hara - her partner of more than 20 years.

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Twenty-seven-year-old Ngā Wai hono i te pō was chosen as Kuini by a council of New Zealand's indigenous Māori chiefs during an elaborate ceremony in the country's North Island.

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Ngā Wai hono i te pō is the youngest child of King Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, who died last Friday at the age of 69.

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