wherū
1. (verb) to be weary, tired, exhausted, worn out - usually of people.
Ahakoa kua kaumātua, ehara i te mea kua wherū - kei te eke pahikara tonu, kei te mahi tonu i tana māra (PK 2008:1172). / Despite being elderly it's not as if he lacks energy - he still rides a bicycle and continues working in his garden.
2. (noun) weariness, lethargy, tiredness, lassitude.
Nā te wherū tonu o tana mate, ko te mutunga iho ka whakahaua kia tino whakaokiokitia e ia tana tinana (TTR 1996:58). / Because of the debilitating effects of her illness, eventually she was ordered to have complete rest.
Synonyms: iwingohe, tīrohea, tūrūruhi, korou kore, whakangoikore, māngeretanga, maiarohea, maiorohea, rohea, rowhea, pōuruuru, hakorea
