hurō
1. (noun) to be joyful, happy.
Nō te tatanga ki te tūranga o te āhua o taua tangata nei, kātahi ka hurō katoa te tini, te mano, ko māua whakarongo kau ana (TAH 25:22). / As we approached the place where the likeness of that man stood, the huge throng all called out in joy while we just listened.
Synonyms: koakoa, manahau, matakuikui, whakakoakoa, tūrangahakoa, harikoa, harakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa
2. (noun) joy, cheerfulness, delight, happiness.
Nā konei ka tuku mihi atu ki a koutou katoa i roto i te wairua o tēnei wā o te tūrangahakoa, o te hurō, o te noho tahi a ngā whānau (HM 1/1999:1). / And so we send greetings to you all in the spirit of this time of joy, happiness and of families coming together.
Synonyms: whakamanamana, koakoa, takaahuareka, whāwhāpū, koa, manahau, manamanahau, koanga, tūrangahakoa, hari, harikoa, harakoakoa
hihiko
1. (verb) to be quick, brisk, cheerful, inspired, energetic, spirited, lively, invigorated.
I hihiko ngā iwi Māori ki te tuku i ā rātou tamariki, ki te kohi moni hoki hei oranga mō ngā hōia (KO 30/9/1919:7). / The Māori tribes were quick to send children and to collect money for the welfare of the soldiers.
Synonyms: pākahukahu, ngākau hihiko, hihiri, hauoraora, ngangahau, kakama, kama, pepeke, māngi, tere, naho, kamakama, teretere, whitawhita, horo, pekepeke, horohoro, hohoro, tūkawikawi, wawewawe, whiwhita
2. (noun) speed, alacrity, swiftness.
Ka nui te hihiko o te iwi ki te kohi moni mā ngā minita (TP 2/1910:6) / The people collected money for the ministers with great alacrity.
2. (interjection) Hello (literal translation - be well) (to any number of people). Kia ora can mean hello, good morning, good afternoon and thank you (PQ 2020: 62).
manahau
1. (verb) to be cheerful, elated, exultant, triumphant, delighted, ecstatic, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant, overjoyed, happy, stoked.
I pai rawa te tāinga kawa o tētahi whare Māori i Whangaehu, i mua tata ake nei. He nui ngā wāhine me ā rātou tāne, ngahau ana, manahau ana te katoa (TWMNT 23/8/1879:515). / Before that, the ceremonial dedication of the Māori house at Whangaehu was excellent. The many women with their men were entertaining and everybody was ecstatic.
2. (verb) to be brisk, active.
Mō ngā 15 tau i muri mai i manahau tonu tōna kōkā, a Riperata, ki te puri i ō rātau toenga whenua, me te whakakaha anō i te waiora me ngā tikanga noho a te iwi (TTR 1996:18). / Over the next 15 years her mother, Riperata, was active in retaining her people's remaining lands and in reviving tribal life.
3. (modifier) cheerful, elated, exultant, triumphant, delighted, ecstatic, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant, overjoyed, happy.
Kīhai i roa kua kite aua tāngata, i a rātou e whakaware ana ki te mahi, kua mahea ngā kapua pōuri i tukupū ki runga ki ō rātou whakaaro, kua hoki mai te ngākau manahau me te tūmanako ki te ora (TWMNT 9/3/1875:52). / It wasn't long those people saw them busy working and the dark clouds that had enveloped their thoughts cleared and the cheerful heart returned with the wish to live.
Synonyms: koakoa, matakuikui, whakakoakoa, tūrangahakoa, harikoa, hurō, harakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa, rekareka
4. (noun) cheerfulness, elation, triumph, delight, ecstasy, euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, gleefulness, joy, jubilation.
Tū tonu ia i runga i te tatari mō te putanga mai o te tahu, tū ana ia i runga i tōna marutunatanga, i runga i tōna manahau, i te rangatiratanga whakahira, he uri hoki nō nunui mā (TKM.MM 18/7/1863:3). / He stood, and awaited the appearance of the bride with his imposing bearing and elation became of his illustrious birth and exalted station.
Synonyms: koakoa, takaahuareka, whāwhāpū, koa, manamanahau, koanga, tūrangahakoa, hari, harikoa, hurō, harakoakoa, whakamanamana
manamanahau
1. (noun) be cheerful, elated.
I te 21 o ngā rā o Hune i tū ai te Iupirī mō te Kuīni, he mahi manamanahau he mahi e hari ai, e koa ai ngā iwi katoa i noho i raro i te mana o te Kuīni (KO 18/7/1887:4). / On 21 June the Jubilee celebrations for the Queen was held, a joyous and happy occasion for the peoples living in the realm of the Queen.
2. (noun) cheerfulness, mirth, elation, triumph, delight, ecstasy, euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, gleefulness, joy, jubilation.
Tūtaki rawa a Porake ki te wahine matua a Parore; kei tana kī, te ora kē o tērā wahine, te manamanahau hoki, ā, kāti mai i a ia te manaaki i te tangata (TTR 1994:82). / Polack met Parore's senior wife, whom he described as a personification of health, mirth, and kindness.
Synonyms: hohehohe, pukukata, koa, manahau, koanga, tūrangahakoa, hari, koakoa, hurō, harakoakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, harikoa, whāwhāpū
umere
1. (verb) (-tia) to shout, applaud, cheer, make raucous applause.
Ka rongo ngā hōia i roto i te pā i te tangi o te piukara, ka pikipiki ki runga ki ngā tāepa o te pā, ka kite mai ngā hōia i te Kāwana me ētahi atu, kātahi ka umere iho (TPH 7/7/1905:5). / When the soldiers in the fort heard the bugle they climbed onto the palisades and when they saw the Governor and the others they cheered.
Synonyms: karanga, hāmama, haute, hō, ōi, tīwaha, hauma, hāparangi
3. (noun) shout, applause, raucous applause.
Ka kī atu ia, kāore ia i te rapu utu, noho hara kau noa rānei, engari ko tāna kē, he whakawhiwhi i te Māori ki ngā rawa e tika ana māna ka mutu; i reira tonu ka pakaru mai te umere a te hui ki a ia (TTR 2000:172). / He said that he was not seeking compensation or feelings of guilt, but for Māori to obtain a fair share of resources. It was there and then that the meeting erupted with applause for him.
2. (modifier) cheerful, jolly, joyful.
I tīmata te hākari me ngā mahi whakakoakoa i te rā Kirihimete (TWMNT 25/1/1876:12). / The feast and the festivities commenced on Christmas Day.
Synonyms: koakoa, manahau, matakuikui, tūrangahakoa, harikoa, hurō, harakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa
3. (noun) delight, joyfulness, happiness.
Nui atu te whakakoakoa o ngā Māori ki ngā mea katoa i kitea e rātou, i rangona hoki (TKM.MM 30/8/1863:1). / Great was the joy of the Māori with all the things they saw and heard.
ngākau hihiko
1. (noun) be lively, spirited, switched on, ebullient, cheerful.
Hei kaiāwhina a Mēpara Mangakāhia mā Ella Leslie, kātahi kē nei te wahine matatau, ngākau hihiko rawa atu ko tēnei (TTR 1998:102). / Mable Mangakahia was assistant to Ella Leslie, an intelligent and ebullient character.
Synonyms: pākahukahu, hihiri, hihiko, hauoraora, ngangahau
2. (loan) (noun) hooray, hurrah, cheer.
Kua maunu te pōtae o te Karimana, he hūrē tēnā nāna ki te takanga o te karauna o Tāwhiao, i te wā i minita ai ia. (TMP 8/5/1893:4). / Mr Cadman has taken his hat off to hip hip hurrah at Tāwhiao’s crown falling while he is native minister.
3. (loan) (interjection) hooray, hurrah, cheer.
Nā reira, e te iwi, hāpainga te umere, kia nui hoki te reo Hūrē! Hūrē!, Hūrē! (TP 5/1900:6). / Therefore, everyone, let's have a shout of applause, and a lot of cheering, “Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!”
harikoa
1. (stative) be joyful, euphoric, pleased, glad, cheerful, merry, delighted, exuberant, elated, thrilled, ecstatic, jubilant.
I te tau 1974 harikoa katoa ana ia i te whakatūnga i a ia e te rōpū o ngā hōia mōrehu o Tūranga hai mema hōnore mō tō rātau rōpū (TTR 2000:191). / In 1974 she was delighted to be granted honorary membership of the Gisborne RSA (DNZB 2000:456).
Synonyms: manawa reka, pārekareka, waingōhia, harakoakoa, āhuareka, uruhau, matakuikui, koakoa, manahau, whakakoakoa, tūrangahakoa, hurō, harakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa
2. (noun) joy, happiness, euphoria, gladness, delight, joyfulness, elation.
Synonyms: tūrangahakoa, koanga, manamanahau, hari, hurō, harakoakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, manahau, koa, koakoa, whāwhāpū
2. (modifier) happy, joyful, cheerful.
Kāore a ia i haere ki te kura, otirā, nō mai ia i te whānau mahana, i te whānau takaahuareka, ka akona nei e ia ngā tāhuhu kōrero me ngā tikanga tuku iho a tōna iwi (TTR 1996:18). / She did not go to school, but from the perspective of a secure and happy family she learned about the history and traditions of her people.
Synonyms: koakoa, manahau, matakuikui, whakakoakoa, tūrangahakoa, harikoa, hurō, harakoa, whakamanamana, koa
3. (noun) happiness, joy, delight.
Tēnei rā te takaahuareka o te ngākau mōu kua whātoro nei ki te kakau o te hoe (HM 3/1992:1). / We are delighted that you have grasped the handle of the paddle.
Synonyms: harakoakoa, koakoa, whakamanamana, whāwhāpū, koa, manahau, manamanahau, koanga, tūrangahakoa, hari, harikoa, hurō
tūrangahakoa
1. (verb) to be joyful, happy, cheerful, elated, glad, delighted.
Ko tā te Taura Whiri i mīharo ai, i tūrangahakoa ai, ko te kī mai a te nuinga kia kaua e whakangorua te taura, engari ia kia rite tonu te kipakipa, te akiaki i a rātou kia hōhonu ake, kia tika ake ō rātou reo (HM 4/1993:8). / The Māori Language Commission were amazed and delighted with the statement by the majority that they should not slacken the rope, but they should maintain the motivation and the urgency to deepen and improve the accuracy of their language skills.
Synonyms: koakoa, manahau, matakuikui, whakakoakoa, harikoa, hurō, harakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa
2. (modifier) joyful, happy, cheerful, elated, glad, delighted.
Hoki ai ngā wairua ki te wāhi tūrangahakoa nei (Te Ara 2014). / The spirits return to paradise.
3. (noun) joy, cheerfulness, delight, happiness.
Nā konei ka tuku mihi atu ki a koutou katoa i roto i te wairua o tēnei wā o te tūrangahakoa, o te hurō, o te noho tahi a ngā whānau (HM 1/1999:1). / And so we send greetings to you all in the spirit of this time of joy, happiness and of families coming together.
Synonyms: whakamanamana, koakoa, takaahuareka, whāwhāpū, koa, manahau, manamanahau, koanga, hari, harikoa, hurō, harakoakoa
