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hāneanea

1. (noun) (furniture) settee.


2. (noun) (furniture) lounge suite.

rūma noho

1. (noun) lounge, living room, sitting room.

Aroha ana tana rūma noho, ko te pakupaku mārika, ā, korekore ana he mea āna i roto (TTR 1996:236). / He had a very small miserable room to live in, with no personal effects.

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Synonyms: pūkoni

ānewanewa

1. (verb) to loaf about, muck around, lounge around.

Nā kua hararē, ka ānewanewa ahau mō ētahi rā torutoru nei (Ng 1993:259). / Now that it's the holidays, I shall loaf around for a few days.

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2. (modifier) giddy, reeling, wobbling about.

E haere ānewanewa ana te pōtaka, arā, e haere whakahingahinga ana (W 1971:9). / The top was wobbling about, that is it was beginning to fall.

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pūkoni

1. (verb) to sprawl, stretch oneself out, lounge.

Ka takoto ia i runga i te hopa pīkoni ai i mua i te ahi. / She lay on the sofa to stretch out in front of the fire.

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Synonyms: rūma noho

hānea

1. (noun) armchair, lounge chair.

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