/ˈɸare/, [ˈfɐɾɛ]
PūtakeFrom Proto-Polynesian *fale (compare with Tahitian fare, Hawaiian hale, Samoan fale, Tongan fale), from Proto-Central-Eastern Oceanic *vale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale (compare with Fijian vale), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay (compare with Javanese balé “pavillion, hall”, Malay balai “hall”, Ilocano balay, Tagalog bahay “house”).
- house
- any building
“Kua tūtakina te whare none i Tūranga nei, kua hokona te whare me te whenua, ko ngā none kua hoki anō ki te kākahu o te ao.” — The nunnery here in Gisborne has closed and the land and building have been sold, the nuns have returned to worldly garments
- people in a house
“E te whare nei, titiro tāua ki te tangata nei.” — People of this house, let us look at this man.
- suit (cards)