weka-とは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

weka (plural wekas)

1. (New Zealand) Gallirallus australis, a flightless bird of New Zealand in the family Rallidae with brown plumage.

   Synonyms: Maori hen, woodhen

   • 1964, Forest and Bird (issues 151-170, page 15)

     […] riroriros would be twittering overhead, with a shy weka peeping round a tree trunk. Wekas were very common then; they were our weather forecasters. Before rain their calls were always louder and repeated more frequently.

   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 374:

     Thin darned socks, and old old clothes. The greatcoat. A superb weka feather cloak.

アナグラム

• Wake, wake, weak