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hāria

1. (noun) wild cabbage, Brassica oleracea - an introduced plant.

hari

1. (verb) (-a) to take, carry.

He taraka hoki e haere mai ana, e ahu ana ki Nuhaka he pouihi raima, roroa hoki e haria ana (HP 1991:8). / And a truck carrying long concrete posts was coming, heading for Nūhaka.

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See also heri, hari kai


2. (noun) carrying, conveying, taking.

Kua hoki mai a Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki ō rātou waka me te hari mai i ngā wāhine mauherehere (NIT 1995:201). / Ngāti Tūwharetoa had returned to their canoes with their women prisoners.

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hari

1. (verb) (-a) to dance, sing a song to a dance, lead (a song).

Nā te kuia reo reka te waiata i hari. / The elderly woman with a lovely voice led the song.

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2. (verb) to be happy, delighted, glad.

Ka hari tōna ngākau ina tae mai taua wā (TKO 1/1914:3). / He will be happy when that time arrives.

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3. (noun) joy, happiness, elation, euphoria, gladness, delight, joyfulness.

E rua ngā mea tino nui e matea ana e te tangata: Ko te ora roa, ko te hari (TP 4/1906:10). / The two main things needed by a person are: A long life and happiness.

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See also harikoa

Synonyms: whāwhāpū, koa, manahau, manamanahau, koanga, koakoa, harikoa, hurō, harakoakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, tūrangahakoa


4. (noun) dance, song to a dance.

Ko tēnei hari nā tētahi wahine pouaru i titotito (TW 3/3/1877:85). / This song to a dance was composed by a widow.

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