2. (modifier) poverty-stricken, destitute, extremely poor.
Ka aroha ngā whānau tuakoka i te wā o te Kirihimete. / How sad it is for the poverty-stricken families at Christmas time.
3. (noun) poverty, penury, destitution, extreme poverty.
Mō te tūpono peka māori mai koutou kia kite i tēnei whakahaere e kī nei mātou e mate ana i te tuakoka, i te pōhara, he whakatūpato noa atu tēnei kia kaua e whētuki i te āhua o tō mātou tari (HM 3/1994:6). / In case you make an unscheduled visit to see this operation, we are saying we are poverty-stricken, which is a caution to not be shocked at the nature of our office.
Synonyms: pōwhara, pūhore, whakapōhara, pōhara, hāhoretanga, hahoretanga, mūhore
