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ahotea

1. (noun) distress, anguish, heartache, stress.

E hoa, māu e uta atu ēnei kōrero ki 'Te Waka', arā ngā kōrero o te matenga o Ema Kapu Te Tipitipi, me ngā kōrero hoki o te aroha me te auhi noa iho, o ngā rangatira me ōna iwi katoa, tō rātou manawapā nui, me te ahotea o te ngākau, mō te maumau o tēnei wahine rangatira kia mate tamariki (TWMNT 26/1/1875:22). / Friend,— please insert in the 'Waka' this account in reference to the death of Ema Kapu Te Tipitipi, and the report of the great affection and anguish of the chiefs and all her people, who are shocked and distressed at the loss of this noble woman who has died so young.

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ahotea

1. (noun) tānekaha, celery pine, Phyllocladus trichomanoides - a tall forest tree with long, fan-like and leathery leaves which look like celery leaves. Has grey-brown mottled bark. The bark was used for dyeing muka for the tan colour.

See also tānekaha

Synonyms: tāwaiwai, nīko, tānekaha

mate ahotea

1. (noun) psychosis.

E ai ki te waonga ōna, nā tana matehuka i mate ahotea a ia, engari e taukumekume kē ana ngā kōrero whakaatu mai mehemea i te tino mārama ki a ia te āhua o āna mahi, kāore noa iho rānei (TTR 2000:11). / According to his defence, it was his diabetes that created a psychosis, but there was conflicting evidence as to whether he had been fully aware of the nature of his actions, or not.

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2. (noun) stress related illness.

Nō konā ka puta ko te rawakore, tērā ko te mate ahotea me te huri kōaro i ā rātou tamariki (Te Ara 2015). / As a consequence poverty emerges and then they become stressed and less able to nurture their children.

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