whakaaroharoha
1. (verb) to be emotional, appealing, alluring, touching, moving, heart-rending.
Pōuri kau noa te ngākau i te kite i ngā tamariki o ērā whenua pōhara e hemo ana i te kai. Whakaaroharoha ana (HJ 2015:20). / It is very sad seeing the children of those poor countries starving. It is heart-rending.
Synonyms: whakanekeneke, panuku, wana, whakaaroha, whakaneke, nekehanga
2. (modifier) appealing, alluring, emotional.
He rangi whakaaroharoha anō hoki tō tenei waiata (Kāretu 2009:4). / This song also has an appealing tune.
