2. (noun) economy, economic base.
Otirā mai i te tekau tau 1970 e tāmia ana te Māori e te paheketanga ōhanga. Nō reira ko te whakaora anō i te ohaoha a te Māori tētahi mea nui hei whakatau ake i te rangatiratanga (Te Ara 2017). / But from the 1970s Māori were oppressed by the declining economy. So restoring the economic base of the Māori was an important element in asserting rangatiratanga.
2. (modifier) generous, charitable, benefecint, magnanimous, benevolent.
Ka puta i a Te Whatanui ēnei kupu ohaoha rongonui, arā, e tuku ana ia i a ia hei rātā whakaruruhau mō Muaūpoko (TTR 1990:334). / Te Whatanui expressed some famous generous words when he gave himself as a sheltering rātā tree for Muaūpoko.
Synonyms: oha
3. (noun) offertory, gift.
Kāore he utu mō ngā tīkiti, kāore hoki he ohaoha i roto i ngā karakia (TTT 1/10/1923:16). / The tickets are free and there is no offertory in the service.
4. (noun) salutation, greeting.
He kaha ki te manaaki ope, he kaha ki te manaaki i ōna hapū ake, he maiohaoha ki ngā tāngata, āhua hē te āhua o te tangata ka ohaoha tonu ia (JPS 1927:252). / She was energetic in hosting visitors, and in showing kindness to her own subtribes, in greeting people, even if a person looked repulsive she would still greet him or her.
Synonyms: aumihi
