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mahara

1. (experience verb) (-tia) to think about, consider.

Mahara noa a Tiopira kua mate ina hoki te roa e ngaro ana ki raro, mahue atu i a ia tana rāti (TP 10/1902:11). / Tiopira thought that it was dead due to the length of time it had been below, so he put down his harpoon.

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2. (experience verb) (-tia) to remember, recollect, bear in mind, know.

Kātahi ka haere ngā tāngata ki te moe, ka ora hoki te ngākau i te kohu kua mahea, e mahara ana ka rere pai tēnā tō rātou kaipuke ki te kāinga (TWMNT 10/3/1874:63). / Then the people went to sleep relieved that the fog had cleared and knowing that their ship could sail home.

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Synonyms: hua, matatau, mātau, pūrangiaho, mōhio, whakamahara, whakamaumahara, manatu, maumahara


3. (experience verb) to be anxious.

Ka mahara anō te ngākau o te hoa o Hakawau, ka mea, "Kei konei pea māua mate ai" (NM 1928:148). / Hakawau's friend was anxious again and said, "Perhaps it is here that we will die."

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4. (modifier) thoughtful.

He wahine ngākau mahara, he marere, he nihowera i āna mahi manaaki i ōna whanaunga, i ōna hoa Māori me te tini noa atu o te Pākehā (TTR 1994:18). / She was a thoughtful gracious woman and a generous host who gave hospitality to her relatives, her Māori friends as well as many Pākehā.

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5. (noun) recollection, thought, memory, reasoning.

Nō tō mātau haerenga he wareware anake i a au taku hāmanu ki te wāhi i noho rā mātau. Kotahi māero pea mātau e haere ana, kātahi anō au ka puta mahara ake ki taku hāmanu, heoi ko taku hokinga mai tēnei ki te tiki i taku hāmanu (TPH 15/7/1901:3). / When we set off I forgot my ammunition which was at the place we were camped at. We had travelled approximately one mile when I finally remembered my ammunition and so I returned to get it.

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Synonyms: maumaharatanga, hokinga mahara, pūmaharatanga, whakamahara


6. (noun) spleen.

Ka oti te tinana, ka kumea ngā ringaringa, ka kumea ngā waewae, ka pokaia te tara, ka kumea ngā raho, ka whakanohoia ngā puapua, ngā werewere, ngā hanahana, te katitohe, ka kumea te tonetone, ka pokaia te kumu, ka whakanohoia te piro me te puku, te mahara, te ate, ngā tākihi, te tōngāmimi, ka hangā te ārai, ka oti katoa ngā mea o te tinana (HWM 27). / When the body was completed, the arms and legs were drawn out, the vagina was pierced, the labia majora was drawn out, and the ovaries, the labia minora, the vulva, and the hymen were implanted, the clitoris was drawn out, the anus was pierced and the odour, the stomach, the spleen, the liver, the kidneys and the bladder were implanted, and the diaphragm was made and the body was completed.

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mānawanawa

1. (stative) be patient.

I a rātou te pīkaunga nui, engari ahakoa tērā i ū, i mau, i mānawanawa (HM 2/1999:4). / They had the heavy load, but despite that they were resolute, firm and patient.

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Synonyms: manawa rahi, manawanui, tūroro, hāura


2. (stative) be anxious.

I te roa, ka mānawanawa a Te Ruinga i a ia e noho tahi tonu ana i a Whare' rāua ko Tapa-ue, ānō kāore he kino i waenganui i a rātou (NIT 1995:283). / For a long time Te Ruinga, while he was living with Whare' and Tapuae, became anxious, because it was as if there was no problem between them.

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3. (noun) patience.

Tinitini ana ngā whakaahua kei ngā pukapuka whakaemi a tōna whānau, e whakaatu ana i tōna mānawanawa me tōna mōhio ki te tae whakaata i ngā pikitia (TTR 1998:84). / There are many photographs in his family's albums attesting to his patience and skill in colour tinting the pictures.

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Synonyms: hūmārika, manawa, manawanuitanga


4. (noun) aperture, space, gap.

Kua rahi haere te mānawanawa i waenganui i te tatau me te pakitara (PK 2008:393). / The gap between the door and the wall has grown bigger.

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āwangawanga

1. (verb) to be uneasy in mind, disturbed, worried, anxious, distressed, concerned.

I āwangawanga ngā tohunga e kore e pai te eropereina ki te rere ki te pito o te ao nō te mea i te nui o te huka ka pērā ano hoki te hinu o roto o te mīhini (TTT 1/2/1928:731). / The experts were concerned that the plane will not function flying to the Pole because of the amount of snow will cause the engine's oil to freeze.

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Synonyms: māharahara


2. (modifier) doubting, disturbing, worrying, anxious, distressing, concerning.

He pērā anō āna kōrero āwangawanga ki a Pei Te Hurinui Jones (TTR 1998:87). / He expressed similar doubts to Pei Te Hurinui Jones.

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3. (noun) distress, concern, anxiety.

E whakaatu ana ngā reta tāroa i tuhia e tētehi ki tētehi i ngā tau atu i 1925 ki 1950, e ū tonu ana te aro mai o Te Rangi Hīroa ki te āhua o ngā mahi e ahu whakamua ana i Niu Tīreni nei, me ōna āwangawanga e pā ana ki te oranga o te Māori (TTR 1996:17). / The lengthy correspondence between them in the years 1925 to 1950 reveals Peter Buck's continued interest in developments in New Zealand and his concern for Māori welfare.

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hopohopo

1. (verb) to be fearful, apprehensive, uneasy, anxious, concerned.

Kāore au e hopohopo ki te kī atu ko au ia nei tētahi i āta tautoko i a ia (HJ 2015:105). / I am not concerned about saying that I was actually one who actively supported her.

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2. (noun) apprehension, uneasiness, misgiving, trepidation, fear, dread, disquiet, concern.

Kua tae mai ki a mātou te reta a Tuhaka Mōkena Kōhere he whakaatu nāna i te hopohopo o tōna ngākau mō te Pire Poari e whakahaeretia nei hei whakahaere i ngā toenga whenua o te Māori (TP 1/9/1900:11). / We have received Tuhaka Mōkena Kōhere's letter revealing his concern about the Board Bill being implemented to control the remaining lands of the Māori.

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Synonyms: mānukanuka, manawa pā, anipā, potau, raupeka, aweke

manaka

1. (stative) be apprehensive, anxious.

Kātahi ka paku manaka te ngākau kei tirohia mai, atā! (HM 3/1996). / Then I became a little anxious in case I was noticed, heck!

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manatu

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to remember, bear in mind, keep in mind, heed.

Me manatu ki ngā kupu a te koroua, kei hē tā tātou mahi (PK 2008:391). / Take heed of the elder's instructions, in case we do our work incorrectly.

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Synonyms: maumahara, whakamaumahara, mahara, whakamahara


2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to take away.

Ko te kōwhatu tuatahi o tēnei hanga, o te pounamu, nā Ngahue i manatu i a rāua ko Kupe i haere mai ai, ka mahia hei patu (W 1971:173). / The first rock of this thing, greenstone, was taken away by Ngahue when he and Kupe came here, and it was made into a weapon.

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3. (verb) to be homesick, anxious, sad.

Manatu noa nei, whakaaroaro, māharahara noa nei (M 2006:124). / In a state of anxiety, in a pensive mood and apprehensive.

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Synonyms: kiwa, kiwakiwa, pōkē, whakahiatangi, whakapōuri, matapōuri, āroharoha, pōuri, whakakiwakiwa, taukuri, ruku popoi, tiwhatiwha, whakaaroha


4. (noun) reminder, memorandum, remembrance.

I tēnei wā, 11 ngā pokapū Kāwanatanga kua haina i te Manatu Whakaaetanga hei tohu i ā rātou tautoko i te kaupapa mō ngā tau e toru (RT 2013:39). / At this time, 11 Government agencies have signed the Memorandum of Agreement to indicate their support for the project for three years.

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Synonyms: whakamahara, whakamaumahara, pukapuka

māharahara

1. (verb) (-tia) to think frequently of, think about.

Ka māharahara te iwi rā ki te take e mate ai taua ngārara i a rātou (JPS 1894:166). / The people thought about a plan by which they might kill that reptile.

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Synonyms: anipā


2. (verb) to be anxious, preoccupied, worried, apprehensive.

Kāore aku māharahara nō te mea kei te mōhio au kei konei tonu kōrua hei tieki i ā tātou tamariki, me tōna kī ake anō kei te pai, kaua e māharahara atu ki a ia (TKO 15/2/1917:9). / I have no concerns because I know that you two are still here to care for our children and his saying that he is fine and don't worry about him.

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Synonyms: tāuteute, warea kē, pakihaha


3. (noun) anxiety, worry, apprehension.

Engari kua puta mai te māharahara me te mataku ki a au nōtemea i whakakīia aku taringa me tōku ngākau ki te kōrero o te kēhua i a au anō e tamariki ana (TKO 30/1/1921:1). / But I am worried and afraid because my ears and heart were filled with stories of ghosts when I was a child.

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mānakanaka

1. (verb) to be apprehensive, anxious.

Ka haere ngā tau. Haere nei, haere nei, nāwai ā ka oho haere anō tō rātou maunga, ka puhapuha, ka oioi, e mānakanaka ai te iwi (HJ 2015:209). / The years passed. On and on, and eventually their mountain awoke, erupting and shaking causing the people to become anxious.

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2. (noun) anxiety, concern, worry, apprehension, unease, disquiet.

Inā i whērā katoa ngā iwi i kaha nei te ngaro o te reo arā kē noa atu te ora mai, ā, kua kore i kaha te pā mai o te mānakanaka, o te mānatunatu kei kore e ora ā kō tonu ake nei (HM 3/1997). / If all the tribes that were losing the language had done that it would have been saved long ago and the anxiety that it would not survive into the future would not have been so great.
Kua uru kē mai te mānakanaka ki roto i a au mō te āhua o te tū ki mua i te kuia nei tuku ai i aku mihi ki a ia (HM 4/2009:1). / I had already become anxious about standing before this elderly lady to pay my respects to her.

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mānatunatu

1. (stative) be anxious, worrying, brooding, resentful.

Kia ahatia, e noho mānatunatu tonu ana ngā kaiārahi o te Kīngitanga ki ngā tātai māpere a te kāwanatanga ki a rātou o te whānau me te iwi o Te Rata (TTR 1996:228). / Despite this, the leaders of the King Movement remained resentful of the government's conscription tactics against Te Rata's family and people.

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Synonyms: taruhae, tarahae, whakamauāhara


2. (noun) concern, anxiety, worry, apprehension, unease, disquiet.

Inā i whērā katoa ngā iwi i kaha nei te ngaro o te reo arā kē noa atu te ora mai, ā, kua kore i kaha te pā mai o te mānakanaka, o te mānatunatu kei kore e ora ā kō tonu ake nei (HM 3/1997). / If all the tribes that were losing the language had done that it would have been saved long ago and the anxiety that it would not survive into the future would not have been so great.

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manawa pā

1. (verb) to be apprehensive, anxious, have misgivings, loth, reluctant, unwilling.

Kāore e kore i manawa pā tonu ia mō tana tukunga i tana tohu (TTR 1990:34). / No doubt he had misgivings about having given his signature.

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Synonyms: korongatā, parahako, whakatohetohe, korou kore, whakatenetene, whakauaua, manauhea, whakatōngā, whakawhēuaua, horokukū, whakakumu, kōroiroi


2. (noun) concern, apprehension, unease, anxiety, misgiving, disquiet, trepidation, worry, distress, tension.

Ka nui tō mātou manawa pā kei whakakorea rawatia te tūranga o tō tātou tākuta (TTT 1/8/1928:824). / We have grave concerns that our doctor's position will be disestablished.

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Synonyms: mānukanuka, anipā, potau, raupeka, aweke, hopohopo

mānukanuka

1. (verb) to be apprehensive, puzzled, anxious.

E mānukanuka ana ngā Pākehā o Ingarani ki taua kaipuke; e whakaaro ana kua wera atu i te moana me ōna tāngata e whā tekau i eke atu i konei - hui ki ngā hēramana ka nui atu i te rima tekau (TWM 30/12/1869:2). / The English are anxious about that ship and are thinking that it has been burnt at sea together with its forty passengers who boarded from here - altogether with the crew there were more than fifty.

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Synonyms: kānaenae, āniwa, paraparau


2. (verb) to have misgivings.


3. (noun) anxiety, misgiving, apprehension.

Kāti, i te tau 1863, i te noho anipā a ngā Pākehā i roto i tērā takiwā o Te Matau-a-Māui ki ngā kōhimuhimu kei te tino pakari haere te Kīngitanga; nā Whaanga i whakamahea tō rātau mānukanuka (TTR 1990:392). / Well, in 1863 when the Pākehā in the Hawke's Bay district were alarmed at the rumours that the King Movement was strengthening, Whaanga allayed their fears.

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Synonyms: manawa pā, anipā, potau, raupeka, aweke, hopohopo

pāwera

1. (verb) to be sore, tender to the touch, affected, allergic, sensitive to.

He pawera ētahi tāngata ki tētahi kai. / Some people are allergic to a particular food.

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2. (modifier) hot, afraid, apprehensive, alarmed, anxious, concerned, fearful, uneasy, worried, stirred.

He nui ngā tāngata i ngākau pāwera kei riro ō rātou whenua i ngā mahi a te kāwanatanga hou (HTK 5/8/1893:12) / There are many people who are concerned that their lands will be taken by the acts of the new government.

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3. (noun) fear, apprehension, distress, dismay, trepidation, alarm.

Kua tae te pāwera ki te iwi katoa, kua mōhio ka mate rātou e kore tētahi e ora (JPS 1901:71). / Fear had seized the whole tribe, knowing they would die, not one would survive.

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matangareka

1. (verb) to be keen, ardent, avid, enthusiastic, anxious.

Matangareka rawa atu ia ki ngā mahi tākaro, he toa kē nei ia ki te kauhoe me te purei whutupaoro (TTR 2000:99). / He was a keen sportsman, and excelled at swimming and rugby.

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Synonyms: tūkari, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, kōkeko, hīkaka, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui, kōtaratara


2. (noun) enthusiasm, keenness, zeal.

Ahakoa te matangareka o tana āwhina i ngā mahi tango whenua a Airini, i whakakāhoretia e ia te wira (TTR 1994:18) . / Despite his enthusiasm in assisting to acquire Airini's land, he refused to accept the bequest.

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Synonyms: whakaongaonga, kaikaha, rika, tāwheta, whiwhita, ngākaunui, wana, whitawhita, ngākau whakapuke

whakarikarika

1. (verb) to be anxious, stressed, impatient, disgusted.

Nā te takaroa o ngā mahi whakahaere o te Pāremata i te tau 1887 a ia i whakarikarika (TTR 1994:111). / Because of the slow pace of Parliament proceedings in 1887 he became impatient.

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2. (modifier) stressful, worrying, disturbing, disquieting.

Noho ana tēnei hei take whakarikarika i te whānau whānui tonu (TTR 2000:36). / This remained as a stressful matter within the extended family.

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3. (noun) disgust, abhorrence, repugnance, revulsion, antipathy, loathing, hatred.

Ko te pūtake hou o ēnei whakaakoranga he whakahē, he whakarikarika, ki te Karaipiture, ki te Karaiti (TTR 1990:100). / The new element in these teachings was the criticism and loathing of the Scriptures and of Christ.

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Synonyms: mauāhara, wetiweti, konekone, whakahouhou, whakarihariha, ongaonga, whakaanuanu, whakapairuaki

popore

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to desire, wish anxiously for, want, show favour to, treat kindly.

Heoi anō, nā te hiahia tonu o Timi Kara ki te puri i ngā whakahaere, ka tohua e ia he tiamana ki ngā poari e popore ana ki te rīhi (TTR 1994:13). / However, because of James Carroll's desire to hold onto control, he appointed chairmen to the boards who favoured leasing.

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manawa popore

1. (stative) be anxious (for others or oneself), concerned, apprehensive.

I te noho manawa popore ngā hōia a Mete Kīngi kei whakaekea e ngā Hauhau te taiwhakawaho o te awa o Whanganui (TTR 1990:263). / Mete Kingi's troops remained anxious that the lower reaches of the Whanganui might be attacked by the Hauhau.

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2. (stative) be considerate.

He manawa popore, he wahine manaaki a Materoa, noho ake tāna he pōwhiri, he whakangahau, he poroporoaki atu hoki i ngā manuhiri nui e taetae ake ana ki Ngāti Porou (TTR 1998:160). / Materoa was a considerate and generous woman, who welcomed, entertained and farewelled important guests who visited Ngati Porou.

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tūmatatenga

1. (verb) to be apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, worried, concerned.

Kei te pēnei anō a Poihākena, ko ngā wāhi paru o te tāone e kaha ana te pāngia e te mate urutā hou nei. Nā reira, e te iwi, e tūmatatenga ana mātou, ki te whiti mai tēnei mate ki Niu Tīreni nei ko taua, ko te Māori, hei tipinga mā tēnei atua kuku (HKW 1/4/1900:2). / Sydney is in a similar position with the dirty parts of the city being hit hardest by this new epidemic. So, people, we are concerned that if this disease crosses to Aotearoa/New Zealand we, the Māori, will be decimated by this fearful disease.

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2. (modifier) apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, concerned.

He pono rā mā te ngākau matatū rāua ko te ngākau tūmatatenga, hohoro tonu te kite, ko te tino kai tēnei o roto o ngā ritenga katoa a 'Te Wananga' i a ia (TW 12/2/1879:23). / It is true that a wakeful and apprehensive heart will quickly see that this is the special meaning of all the procedures of 'Te Wananga'.

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3. (noun) anxiety, concern, unease, apprehension.

He nui te pōuri me te tūmatatenga o ngā iwi o te ao, mō runga i te mahi kōhuru a te rōpū manuao o Rūhia i ngā kaipuke mahi ika o te Ingarihi, i te moana whakateraki o Ingarangi (TPH 9/11/1904:6). / Great is the sadness and anxiety of the nations of the world concerning the treacherous deed of Russia's fleet of warships against the English fishing vessels in the seas north of England.

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4. (noun) grief, heartache, anguish.

Tēnā koutou e noho mai nā i roto i te pōuri, i te pāwera, i te kōingo i te tūmatatenga, i te rūhā, i te taimaha i te mamae, e kore o taea te kōrero mō ā koutou nei taonga i whakatupu ai mō te ao, kua tangohia hohorotia e Aituā (TPH 30/11/1900:2). / We greet you who are living in sadness, are vulnerable, yearning, grief stricken, exhausted and weighed down by pain. It is not possible to speak adequately about your treasures that were nurtured for the world and taken so swiftly by misfortune.

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whakatuatea

1. (verb) to grow anxious, be fearful, worry.

E whakatuatea ana ahau ki te mate o taku tamaiti (W 1971:447). / I am anxious about the illness of my child.

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2. (verb) to terrify, frighten.

Ki te kore e parea atu ēnei nuka a tērā o ngā reo, ka ngaro haere ngā whakatakoto Māori taketake ake, ā, ka rite te āhua o te reo Māori ki tō te reo Pākehā; ko ngā kupu noa iho ka āhua Māori mai. Whakatuatea ana tērā (HM 2/1994:9). / If these devices of that other language are not avoided, the genuine Māori phrasing will disappear and the nature of the Māori language will become like that of the English language; only the words will be Māori. That's frightening.

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3. (modifier) terrifying, terrorism, fearful.

Kua hīkina ngā whakapae whakatuatea i ngā pokohiwi o ngā tāngata tekau mā toru. / The terrorism charges on the shoulders of the thirteen people have been lifted.

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4. (noun) terror, terrorism.

Kua tukuna ngā tāngata tekau mā rima e whakapaetia nei mō te whakatuatea ki te kōti matua o te motu. / The fifteen people accused of terrorism have been sent to the country's supreme court.

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5. (noun) awe-inspiring leader, sage, mystic - a leader who, because of his great mana, is feared and respected.

I puta anō i ngā whārangi o tā Kere Nikora pukapuka ngā kupu whakanui mō Tāwhiao, mō Tōpia Tūroa, mō Meiha Te Wheoro, mō Pēhi Tūroa me ērā atu whakatuatea o te motu nei (KO 15/10/1884:5). / Words honouring Tāwhiao, Tōpia Tūroa, Major Te Wheoro, Pēhi Tūroa and other awe-inspiring leaders also appeared in the pages of Kerry Nicholls's book.

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Synonyms: ruānuku, hīnātore, mātauranga, wānanga

pōnānā

1. (verb) to be hurried, flustered, anxious, too eager, hasty.

Kātahi ka āhua mataku te tangata nei, ka pōnānā, oma atu ana, ngaro atu ana (HP 1991:136). / Then this man became a bit frightened, flustered, ran away, and disappeared.

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2. (modifier) hurried, flustered, anxious, too eager, hasty, frustrating.

I te petihana a te koroua nei i te Pāremata, nāna te mahi pōnānā, tae atu ki te roa o te haere, māuiuitia ana hoki ki te haere mā runga pahi, ki te tuku i ana whakaaturanga (TTR 1996:160). / The old man petitioned Parliament and undertook the frustrating work, including the long, tiring trips by bus to give his evidence.

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3. (noun) fluster, anxiety, eagerness, haste.

Me huritau anō, kaua e kōwhiria i runga i te whāwhai, i te pōnānā (PK 2008:159). / It should be reconsidered, don't select it in a rush, or in haste.

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