rekareka

1. (verb) to be pleasant, enjoyable, fun, happy, rapt, overjoyed, delighted.

I rekareka katoa au (HP 1991:26). / I was overjoyed.

Synonyms: manahau, kakato, rawe, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, purotu, matareka, hūmārika, rēhia

2. (noun) sweetness, attractiveness, pleasure, enjoyment.

Ka kata mātau, ka ūmere mātau i te kaha o tō mātau rekareka (HP 1991:34). / We laughed and applauded from sheer enjoyment.

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Synonyms: rēhia, harakoakoa, pārekareka, harakoa

3. (noun) orgasm.

I te nuinga o ngā rekareka wahine, ko te whakaongaonga i te tonetone kia tino kukuti ai ngā uaua o te tara (RP 2009:369). / In most females orgasms, the stimulation of the clitoris results in intense muscle contraction in the vagina.

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Synonyms: tokomauri

wehe ana [au] i te rekareka

1. delighted - an idiom used to show delight due to an achievement.

I whakawhiwhi a Rāwinia ki tana Tohu Kairangi i tērā marama. Wehe ana ōna mātua i te rekareka. / Rawinia was awarded her Doctor of Philosophy degree last month. Her parents were delighted.

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wehe

1. (verb) to be filled with delight - usually followed by i te rekareka.

Ka wehe i te rekareka ngā tāngata e kōwhiria ana mō tērā haere ka kite rātau i Ingarangi (TJ 19/7/1898:7). / The people selected are delighted about that trip where they will see England.

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rekareka

wehe ana [au] i te rekareka

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