~wate¹ hit ‹s.th.› with a loud noise, bang on ‹s.th.›, using o.'s hands [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)wate

• • hit ‹s.th.› with a loud noise, bang on ‹s.th.›, using o.'s hands or feet

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • ~wate tepapa stomp on the dancing boards (see tepapa): perform the main dance at the ngapiene festival
• See also:
  • ~abu³ hit, strike ‹s.th., s.o.›, typic. with o.'s hands / have an impact upon ‹s.th., s.o.›, affect / play ‹musical instrument› using hands / kill, slay, murder ‹s.o.› / kill ‹animal›, hence hunt, fish+