hotu

1. (verb) to sob, pant, sigh - usually with ngākau or manawa (e.g. hotu te manawa).

Ka pā te aroha ki te ngākau; ka hotu te manawa (TKO 12/3/1918:11). / I'm affected by concern and my heart sobs.

Synonyms: tūngāngā, kuhakuha, mapumapu, mapu, whakaaeaea, whakahotuhotu, taretare, kahekahe, huatare, kihakiha, ngaingai

2. (verb) desire eagerly, long, yearn.

E hotu ana tōku ngākau ki te haere (W 1971:62). / I long to go.

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Synonyms: kaweka, tautini, taumano, tāroaroa, whāroa, kāwekaweka, kōroaroa, roa, tāroa, hītawe, hūroaroa, wheau, whēnakonako, hauroa

3. (verb) to be irritated, chafed, vexed.

Ka hotu tōku ngākau ki a ia, he hoariri hoki nōku (W 1971:62). / She annoys me and is my enemy.

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4. (verb) to surge, heave (of the sea).

Ka hotu noa te moana (W 1971:62). / The sea surged.

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5. (verb) to break (of the dawn).

Ka hotu te ihirangi (W 1971:62). / The dawn is breaking (W 1971:62).

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6. (noun) sobbing.

Ka tatari mātou, kore rawa te tangata i kīkī, heoi anō ko te hotu anake ko te tangi a ngā wāhine i te whare (TKO 12/5/1918:9). / We waited and nobody said anything, there was only the sobbing and crying of the women in the house.

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