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wairua

wairua noun: a spirit associated with a person or thing, according to Māori beliefs.

Noun

wairua (plural wairuas or wairua)

  1. (New Zealand) A spirit associated with a person or thing, according to Māori beliefs.

Forms of wairua

pluralwairuas
pluralwairua

Origin of wairua

Borrowed from Māori wairua.

Questions about wairua

What does wairua mean?
Wairua means a spirit associated with a person or thing, according to Māori beliefs.
What part of speech is wairua?
Wairua is a noun.
What is the plural of wairua?
The plural of wairua is wairuas.

Words near wairua in the dictionary

  1. Wairewa
  2. wairing
  3. Wairoa
  4. Wairokpam
  5. wairs
  6. wairua
  7. wairuas
  8. wais
  9. Waisanen
  10. Waisanens
  11. Waisara

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