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.
