1. (modifier) genuine, unfeigned, sincere, frank, honest.
I kite au ki te kaha o te aroha o ngā Pākehā o Waikato, he aroha karaitiana, arā he aroha tinihanga kore (TP 5/1906:9). / I saw the strength of the love of the Waikato Pākehā, a christian love, that is a sincere affection.
Synonyms: ngākau pono, pono, houtupu, motuhenga, motuhēhē
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