haura - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

hāura

1. (stative) be brown.

He pai ake te huka hāura i te huka mā ki ētahi hei whakareka i te pāreti (PK 2008:91). / To some brown sugar is better than white sugar to sweeten porridge.

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hāura

1. (noun) invalid, sick person, patient, sufferer.

Ko tēnā karakia he whakahoro i ngā mahi noa, mahi kino i mahia e te hāura i tōna tamarikitanga tae mai ki a ia e takoto nei (JPS 1926:22). / That ritual chant is to absolve the deeds and wrongful actions committed by the sufferer in his childhood up to the time when he is lying there.

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Synonyms: tūpāpaku, manawa rahi, manawanui, mānawanawa, tūroro