auhi
1. (stative) be distressed, grief-stricken, distraught, upset.
Ko ngā otaota hoki o ngā pāmu kua maroke rawa atu, ānō he mea tahu ki te ahi. Waihoki me ngā tāngata Māori e auhi ana ki ā rātou mahinga kai (KO 15/1/1886:3). / And the grass of the farms has dried off completely as if it was burnt with fire. In addition the Māori people are distressed about their gardens.
2. (noun) distress, grief, anguish, heartache, misery, sadness, sorrow, anxiety, grievance.
Ahakoa kāore i kopaina te auhi, te poreirewa ki te kupu i mua tonu i tō aroaro, mā te aha rā i ēnei kupu iti kua tuhia nei - engari anō tēnei i te kore rawa atu nei! (HM 4/2009:4) / Although the grief and yearning did not disappear with words spoken in your presence, or with these few words that have been written here - this is better than nothing!
Synonyms: tiwhatiwha, kōtonga, whakapāwera, mōkinokino, whakapōuri, poautinitini, pōuri, auwhi, matarehu, matapōrehu, hinapōuri, pōuritanga, mōteatea, matapōuri
