2. (modifier) gentle, amiable, nice, affable, genial, pleasant, courteous.
He kaumātua ngohengohe, hūmārika, kaingākau ki ngā akonga i raro i a ia (TKO 30/10/1920:8). / He was an agreeable elder, amiable and fond of the pupils under him.
Synonyms: rawe, hūmārie, ranginamu, hūmārire, rēhia, kakato, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, harakoa, ngāwari, purotu, matareka
3. (noun) forbearance, patience, tolerance, restraint, mildness, placidness.
Ki tōna nei whakaaro, i tua atu i te mahi whai i te mātauranga, ko te mahi ake anō mā ngā kura he whakahauhau i ngā tikanga o te māhaki, o te whakakatakata, o te manaaki, o te hūmārika, o te āwhina, o te whakawhirinaki me te ngākau pono hoki (TTR 2000:24). / In his opinion, in addition to fostering scholarship, the primary task of schools was to encourage humility, humour, kindness, forbearance, helpfulness, trust and loyalty.
Synonyms: manawa, mānawanawa, manawanuitanga, tamawahine, paraire, whakatōngā
