pukuaroha
1. (verb) to be sympathetic.
Nā te pahekotanga o Pōhio ki a Te Maihāroa ka noho mōriroriro ia i te tini o ngā rangatira o Ngāi Tahu. E pukuaroha ana ki te tohunga, engari e whakahē ana ki āna mahi (TTR 1990:113). / By joining Te Maiharoa, Pohio alienated himself from the majority of the Ngāi Tahu leaders, who sympathised with the tohunga but did not approve of his actions.
2. (adjective) be sympathetic.
He pukuaroha rawa ia ki te kāwanatanga (TTR 1994:118). / He was too sympathetic to the government.
3. (noun) sympathy.
Ahakoa te pukuaroha o te kōmihana ki te kerēme a Ngāi Tahu, porowhiua mai ana e te kāwanatanga (TTR 1994:103). / Despite the Commission's sympathy to the Ngāi Tahu claim, the government rejected it.
pūaroha
1. (stative) be sympathetic, pro, pro-.
I te whakaekenga o Te Kooti mā ki Tūranganui-a-Rua i te marama o Hūrae 1868, i patua ngā āpiha a te kāwanatanga, ngā tāngata whai, me ngā Māori (ki tō rātau whakaaro) e pūaroha ana ki te kāwanatanga (TTR 1994:84). / When Te Kooti and his forces occupied Poverty Bay in July 1868, officials, settlers and Māori whom they considered pro-government, were killed.
2. (noun) sympathy, concern, yearning.
Heoti, mēnā ki te whakaaro o te rangatahi i ētehi wā he wahine pākaha a Te Puea, i mōhio anō hoki rātou ki te hōhonu o tōna pūaroha ki a rātou katoa (TTR 1996:52). / However, if the young people in these times thought that Te Puea was a strict woman, they also knew the depth of her concern for them all.
aroha
1. (verb) (-ina,-tia) to love, feel pity, feel concern for, feel compassion, empathise.
Aroha ana ngā tangi a ō mātou wāhine (HM 4/2009:1). / The crying of our women was heart-rending.
Synonyms: whakaaroha, kūwata, whakaipo, kanehe, ipo, pohane, murimuri aroha, kūata, taupuhi
2. (modifier) loving, affectionate, caring, compassionate, kindly, sympathetic, benevolent.
Kātahi ka pātai mai ki a au, he aha tōku hiahia. Kātahi au ka whakautu atu, kia ūhia te whakaaro aroha ki runga katoa i ngā taitama nei (HP 1991:292). / Then he asked me what I wanted. I responded that these youths should all be shown compassion.
3. (noun) affection, sympathy, charity, compassion, love, empathy.
He nui ngā whakaputanga o te aroha. He atawhai, he manaaki manuhiri, he āwhina, he whakaaro, he muru hara, he mananui ki ngā hē o te tangata, he matapō ki ngā hē o ērā atu (RK 1994:51). / There are many expressions of love, including caring, giving hospitality to visitors, helping, being considerate, forgiving sins, putting up with someone's errors, and being blind to the faults of others.
Tērā tātau e rongo kei te tuwha haere a Henare i ana hipi, i ana kau ki a Ngāti Porou, hei kaihaukai māna ki tōna iwi, he nui nō tōna aroha! (TP 7/1900:8). / We have heard that, because of his charity, Henare is distributing his sheep and cows to Ngāti Porou as feasts for his people.
See also aroha nui
āroharoha
1. (verb) to be sad, rousing compassion.
He āroharoha nō te iwi Māori i ēnei rā kua kore rawa e pērā rawa te tū mārō me te whakahēhē i ngā hapa o tētahi kē (Rewi 2005:337). / It's sad for the Māori people today that they can no longer stand firm and criticise the mistakes of others.
Synonyms: pōuri, whakakiwakiwa, taukuri, ruku popoi, tiwhatiwha, manatu, whakaaroha, kiwa, kiwakiwa, pōkē, whakahiatangi, whakapōuri, matapōuri
2. (modifier) sad, melancholy.
Papaki ana te pepe i ōna parihau kia tere tae ai a ia ki te wāhi o taua tangi āroharoha (TWK 41:28). / The moth flaps its wings so that it arrives swiftly at the source of that melancholy sound.
Synonyms: kaimōhū, ruku popoi, whakaingoingo, matapōuri, rāwakiwaki, whakapōuri
3. (noun) compassion, sympathy.
I kuraina mai ia i te kura o ngā none o te āroharoha i Hiruhārama (TTR 2000:173). / She was educated at the school of the Sisters of Compassion at Jerusalem.
2. (noun) deep sympathy, sad thoughts, grief, loving greeting, deep affection.
Māna e homai te muri aroha ki a tāua nā (M 2006:364). / He will give us a loving greeting.
Synonyms: murimuri aroha
2. (noun) empathy, sympathy, compassion, kindheartedness, kindness, consideration, caring, benevolence.
Kaua rawa atu koe e whakamanamana, engari me haere koe i runga i te ngākau whakaiti me te ngākau aroha (EM 2002:228). / You must not be boastful, but you should go with modesty and compassion.
Synonyms: tauwhirotanga, manaakitanga, ngāwari, atawhai
2. (noun) deep sympathy, sad thoughts, grief, loving greeting, deep affection, affection, love.
ka aroha (kē) (hoki) ...
1. how sad, how disappointing, what a pity - an idiom used to express sympathy, disappointment or regret. It can also be used in a sarcastic way or to emphasise an idea.
Ka aroha hoki tō tātou tīma! / What a pity about our team!
Ka aroha kē hoki te pouaru me ā rāua tamariki tokowhā (HJ 2012:30). / How sad for the widow and their four children.
2. it serves (you) right - sometimes used idiomatically to indicate the speakers lack of sympathy.
Pare: Kua tangohia te raihana a Tahuti. Rangi: Ka pai. Koinā anō e mātotoru nā te waewae (HKK 1999:72). / Pare: Tahuti has had his licence taken away. Rangi: It serves him right. That's because of his heavy foot.
āe, āe
1. Yes and serves you right - an idiom expressing that the speaker knew that someone would get into trouble and that it was all the victim's fault so the speaker has no sympathy for the victim.
Āe, āe! Ka kīia atu kia kaua e rawekehia te naihi rā, nā, kua motu tō ringa (PK 2008:2). / Yes, and serves you right! You were told not to touch that knife and now you've cut your hand.
