anipā
1. (verb) to be anxious, uneasy, worried, apprehensive.
Kāti, i te tau 1863, i te noho anipā a ngā Pākehā i roto i tērā takiwā o Te Matau-a-Māui ki ngā kōhimuhimu kei te tino pakari haere te Kīngitanga; nā Whaanga i whakamahea tō rātau mānukanuka (TTR 1990:392). / Well, in 1863 when the Pākehā in the Hawke's Bay district were alarmed at the rumours that the King Movement was strengthening, Whaanga allayed their fears.
2. (noun) anxiety, unease, uneasiness, worry, doubt, apprehension, misgiving, disquiet.
āwangawanga
1. (verb) to be uneasy in mind, disturbed, worried, anxious, distressed, concerned.
I āwangawanga ngā tohunga e kore e pai te eropereina ki te rere ki te pito o te ao nō te mea i te nui o te huka ka pērā ano hoki te hinu o roto o te mīhini (TTT 1/2/1928:731). / The experts were concerned that the plane will not function flying to the Pole because of the amount of snow will cause the engine's oil to freeze.
Synonyms: māharahara
2. (modifier) doubting, disturbing, worrying, anxious, distressing, concerning.
He pērā anō āna kōrero āwangawanga ki a Pei Te Hurinui Jones (TTR 1998:87). / He expressed similar doubts to Pei Te Hurinui Jones.
3. (noun) distress, concern, anxiety.
E whakaatu ana ngā reta tāroa i tuhia e tētehi ki tētehi i ngā tau atu i 1925 ki 1950, e ū tonu ana te aro mai o Te Rangi Hīroa ki te āhua o ngā mahi e ahu whakamua ana i Niu Tīreni nei, me ōna āwangawanga e pā ana ki te oranga o te Māori (TTR 1996:17). / The lengthy correspondence between them in the years 1925 to 1950 reveals Peter Buck's continued interest in developments in New Zealand and his concern for Māori welfare.
2. (noun) apprehension, uneasiness, misgiving, trepidation, fear, dread, disquiet, concern.
Kua tae mai ki a mātou te reta a Tuhaka Mōkena Kōhere he whakaatu nāna i te hopohopo o tōna ngākau mō te Pire Poari e whakahaeretia nei hei whakahaere i ngā toenga whenua o te Māori (TP 1/9/1900:11). / We have received Tuhaka Mōkena Kōhere's letter revealing his concern about the Board Bill being implemented to control the remaining lands of the Māori.
Synonyms: mānukanuka, manawa pā, anipā, potau, raupeka, aweke
2. (noun) distractor, unease, uneasiness.
Ahakoa te manawarau o te rongomau, i tau tonu te rangimārie i ngā tau tuatahi (TTR 1990:150). / Although an uneasy peace prevailed, it was maintained for the first years.
2. (modifier) hot, afraid, apprehensive, alarmed, anxious, concerned, fearful, uneasy, worried, stirred.
He nui ngā tāngata i ngākau pāwera kei riro ō rātou whenua i ngā mahi a te kāwanatanga hou (HTK 5/8/1893:12) / There are many people who are concerned that their lands will be taken by the acts of the new government.
3. (noun) fear, apprehension, distress, dismay, trepidation, alarm.
Kua tae te pāwera ki te iwi katoa, kua mōhio ka mate rātou e kore tētahi e ora (JPS 1901:71). / Fear had seized the whole tribe, knowing they would die, not one would survive.
pāihi
1. (verb) to be uneasy, perturbed, concerned, anxious, bothered, distrusting, suspicious.
E ai ki te kōrero a Pere, e pāihi ana a Te Kooti ki a ia i te mea he Mihingare, ā, he pūaroha pea ki te Pākehā (TTR 1994:84). / According to Pere himself, Te Kooti was suspicious of him because he was an Anglican and was possibly sympathetic towards Pākehā.
Synonyms: pairi, tāhurihuri, ārangi, pāiriiri, koromāungaunga
2. (noun) unease, distrust, uneasiness, disquiet, suspicion.
Ka ngana a Te Pāriha, kōmihana ā-iwi, ki te wawao i a Te Whiti, kāore i tutuki i runga o te pāihi o Te Whiti ki a ia (TTR 1994:174). / Robert Parris, the civil commissioner, sought to mediate with Te Whiti, but did not succeed because Te Whiti distrusted him.
tūmatatenga
1. (verb) to be apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, worried, concerned.
Kei te pēnei anō a Poihākena, ko ngā wāhi paru o te tāone e kaha ana te pāngia e te mate urutā hou nei. Nā reira, e te iwi, e tūmatatenga ana mātou, ki te whiti mai tēnei mate ki Niu Tīreni nei ko taua, ko te Māori, hei tipinga mā tēnei atua kuku (HKW 1/4/1900:2). / Sydney is in a similar position with the dirty parts of the city being hit hardest by this new epidemic. So, people, we are concerned that if this disease crosses to Aotearoa/New Zealand we, the Māori, will be decimated by this fearful disease.
2. (modifier) apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, concerned.
He pono rā mā te ngākau matatū rāua ko te ngākau tūmatatenga, hohoro tonu te kite, ko te tino kai tēnei o roto o ngā ritenga katoa a 'Te Wananga' i a ia (TW 12/2/1879:23). / It is true that a wakeful and apprehensive heart will quickly see that this is the special meaning of all the procedures of 'Te Wananga'.
3. (noun) anxiety, concern, unease, apprehension.
He nui te pōuri me te tūmatatenga o ngā iwi o te ao, mō runga i te mahi kōhuru a te rōpū manuao o Rūhia i ngā kaipuke mahi ika o te Ingarihi, i te moana whakateraki o Ingarangi (TPH 9/11/1904:6). / Great is the sadness and anxiety of the nations of the world concerning the treacherous deed of Russia's fleet of warships against the English fishing vessels in the seas north of England.
4. (noun) grief, heartache, anguish.
Tēnā koutou e noho mai nā i roto i te pōuri, i te pāwera, i te kōingo i te tūmatatenga, i te rūhā, i te taimaha i te mamae, e kore o taea te kōrero mō ā koutou nei taonga i whakatupu ai mō te ao, kua tangohia hohorotia e Aituā (TPH 30/11/1900:2). / We greet you who are living in sadness, are vulnerable, yearning, grief stricken, exhausted and weighed down by pain. It is not possible to speak adequately about your treasures that were nurtured for the world and taken so swiftly by misfortune.
ārangi
1. (stative) be unsettled, perturbed, uneasy, troubled.
E ārangi ana ngā whakaaro i te haruru o te āwhā me te mōhio e hī tonu ana te hoa (PK 2008:30). / One is perturbed by the roar of the storm when a friend is still fishing.
Synonyms: pairi, pāihi, tāhurihuri, pāiriiri, koromāungaunga
hikirangi
1. (verb) to be unsettled, uneasy, restive.
I tēnei wā kei te āwangawanga tonu, kei te hikirangi tonu ngā whakaaro o ngā miriona e tau nei i te ao i raro i te maru o Ingarangi ki te āhua o tō rātou ariki. I pau te kaha o ngā rata o te Kuīni (ētahi o ngā tino rata o Ingarangi ), nōwhea e taea te mate kaumātua; e kore e taea te whakahoki ki tōna taitamāhinetanga (HKW 1/2/1901:9). / At this time millions of people who are under the mantle of England are quite concerned and unsettled about the condition of their leader. The Queen's doctors (some of the best doctors in England) have tried their utmost, but there is no way of combating the problem of old age; they will never be able to return her to being a young woman.
irirangi
1. (verb) to be restless, unsettled, agitated, uneasy, edgy, on edge.
2. (verb) to sound eerie - see explanation below.
I te waiatatanga i te waiata nei, ka irirangi ngā reo o ngā kaihāpai i te waiata. I te pērātanga ka mōhiotia he tohu aituā (NIT 1995:355). / When this song was sung the voices of the accompanying singers sounded with the particular tone called 'irirangi', which was considered to be a bad omen (NIT 1995:354).
3. spirit voice - an eerie, high pitched off key note, or harmonic, sometimes heard near the ceiling of the meeting house above people singing. It was sometimes regarded as a bad omen and a portent of death.
Mehemea ka waiata tātou ki roto i te whare, ā, ka rangona te waha e waiata ana i waho, he waha wairua, he irirangi tēnā (W 1971:80). / If we sing inside the house and a voice is heard singing outside, which is a spirit voice, that is 'irirangi'.
4. (noun) radio wave.
Mehemea ka waiata tātou ki roto i te whare, ā ka rangona te waha e waiata ana i waho, he waha wairua, he irirangi tēnā (W 1971:80). / If we sing inside the house and the voice is heard outside that is a spirit voice.
See also reo irirangi
koromāungaunga
1. (verb) to be anxious, uneasy, concerned, apprehensive, perturbed.
Otirā, kei te āhua koromāungaunga tonu taku ngākau (HM 2/1993:5). / But in my heart I am a little anxious.
Synonyms: pairi, pāihi, tāhurihuri, ārangi, pāiriiri
2. (noun) concern, anxiety, worry, apprehension, unease.
Nā ēnei momo tatauranga ka tū te hui nei me kore noa e tūpono ka puta he kōrero, he huatau, he ara rānei hei takahanga e taea ai ngā reo nei te whakaora ake. Nā tēnei koromāungaunga o rātou ka tae mai he pōwhiri ki a au kia taiope atu ki reira kōrero ai i te āhuatanga ki a tātou (HM 1/1989:2). / As a result of these types of statistics this meeting was held to see whether some discussion, opinions or a plan to save these languages is possible. Because of this concern of theirs an invitation arrived for me to meet there to talk about our situation.
2. (verb) to be wrinkled, puckered.
Kua kōruru haere te kiri o te koroua. / The elderly man's skin has gradually become wrinkled.
Synonyms: kūngenge, koruwhewhe, kūwhewhewhewhe
3. (noun) shadow.
Ka takoto rāua ki te kōruru o te rākau, he wera nō te rā. / They lay down in the shadow of the tree, because the sun was hot.
Synonyms: taumaru, taumarumaru, ataata, atarau, whakamomoka, whakamokamoka, maru, ātārangi
4. (noun) apprehension, uneasiness, fear, alarm, dread, unease.
Kai te tūnga o Maika ki runga rā, tau rawa te kōruru o te mate ki a koutou (M 2006:414). / When Maika stood up, the fear of death settled on you all.
māihi
1. (verb) to be anxious, uneasy, worried, apprehensive.
See also māharahara
2. (noun) anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension.
Kotahi tō tangata i kai i te wharewhare, rere te māihi, rere ki tērā tangata (NP 2001:247). / It is your person who eats singly in a shelter to whom anxiety comes (NP 2001:247). (A whakataukī suggesting that one who shuns the company of others when eating will become anxious.)
See also māharahara
maniore
1. (modifier) anxious, uneasy, fearful, apprehensive.
He whenua ātaahua a Iharāira ahakoa te haere maniore o te tangata i te mahi pakupakū a te pū me te mau pū a te hōia i ngā wāhi katoa (HM 3/1990:3). / Israel is a beautiful country despite one's anxiety because of the guns banging and the soldiers carrying guns everywhere.
2. (noun) anxiety, uneasiness, fearfulness, apprehension.
Kāore te maniore i a au tē tāmutu noa i te rangi tahi (W 1971:175). / The anxiety I have will not just end in a single day.
pāiriiri
1. (verb) to be uneasy, troubled, upset, bothered, distressed, perturbed.
Mehemea e pāiriiri ana tō ngākau, kō Ōna kupu ēnei, "Haere mai ki ahau, e koutou katoa e māuiui ana, e taimaha ana, ā, māku koutou e whakaokioki." (THM 1/10/1890:7). / If your heart is troubled, His words are these, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
Synonyms: pairi, pāihi, tāhurihuri, ārangi, koromāungaunga
pairi
1. (verb) to be uneasy, troubled, upset, bothered, distressed, perturbed.
Ka pairi tōku ngākau ki te pukapuka a Ngāti Porou (W 1971:250). / I am perturbed about Ngāti Porou's document.
Synonyms: pāihi, tāhurihuri, ārangi, pāiriiri, koromāungaunga
2. (noun) uneasiness, disquiet, concern, terror, worry, alarm, trepidation, fear.
Ko te whakawehi, ko te pairi, ko te āwangawanga i tae mai ki a Ngāti Kahungunu i te rongo o te ope ngaki i te mate o Te Umu-kohukohu (M 2006:416). / Fear, distress and dread came over Ngāti Kahungunu at the news of the war party seeking revenge for the death of Te Umu-kohukohu.
