1. (noun) mind, thought, intellect, consciousness, awareness.
Ko te take, ko tētahi rānei o ngā take, i rite ai te tangata ki te Atua nā te mea he hinengaro tō te tangata (TP 5/1906:1). / The reason, or one of the reasons, that humans are like God is because humans have an intellect.
Synonyms: ngākau, whatumanawa, pīnati, hirikapo, ihomatua
2. (stative) psychological.
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