weka

[ wey-kuh, wee- ]

/ ˈweɪ kə, ˈwi- /

noun

any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of the genus Gallirallus.

Origin of weka

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1835–45

Words nearby weka

Weissmuller, Weitbrecht's foramen, Weizmann, Weizsäcker, wejack, weka, welch, Welchman, welcome, welcome mat, Welcome Wagon

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Example sentences from the Web for weka

I looked round, and there was a weka bent on thoroughly investigating the intruder into its domain.
Station Life in New Zealand|Lady Barker
He now had a collection of eggs of all birds which nest on the island, with the exception of the weka and the tern.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
I really believe the great desire of Brisk's life was to catch a weka.
Station Amusements|Lady Barker
Brisk, too, blundered after them, but I had no fear of his destroying the charm of the day by taking even a weka's life.
Station Amusements|Lady Barker

British Dictionary definitions for weka

weka

/ (ˈweɪkə, ˈwiːkə) /

noun

any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus, having a mottled brown plumage and rudimentary wingsAlso: Māori hen, wood hen

Word Origin for weka

C19: from Māori, of imitative origin

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单词	weka
释义	weka [ wey-kuh, wee- ] / ˈweɪ kə, ˈwi- / noun any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of the genus Gallirallus. Origin of weka Borrowed into English from Maori around 1835–45 Words nearby weka Weissmuller, Weitbrecht's foramen, Weizmann, Weizsäcker, wejack, weka, welch, Welchman, welcome, welcome mat, Welcome Wagon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for weka I looked round, and there was a weka bent on thoroughly investigating the intruder into its domain. Station Life in New Zealand\|Lady Barker He now had a collection of eggs of all birds which nest on the island, with the exception of the weka and the tern. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson I really believe the great desire of Brisk's life was to catch a weka. Station Amusements\|Lady Barker Brisk, too, blundered after them, but I had no fear of his destroying the charm of the day by taking even a weka's life. Station Amusements\|Lady Barker British Dictionary definitions for weka weka / (ˈweɪkə, ˈwiːkə) / noun any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus, having a mottled brown plumage and rudimentary wingsAlso: Māori hen, wood hen Word Origin for weka C19: from Māori, of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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