hāmoemoe
1. (stative) be sleepy, drowsy, doze.
He mahi takoto noa te whawhaki i ngā pua hāpi, he mahi whakawhairawa mā ngā tamariki tāne māngere o ngā kāinga Māori, e hāmoemoe tonu ana i roto i te roanga o te rā, e omaoma haere kino ana rānei i runga i ngā hōiho tuarā pahore hei matenga mō rātou ake anō, me ngā tāngata e āta haere ana i ngā rori (TWMNT 22/3/1879:349). / Picking hops would be an easy and profitable employment for the lazy boys of the Māori villages who just loll about for most of the day, or race about dangerously on sore-backed horses, endangering themselves and the quiet travellers on the roads.
2. (noun) catnap, doze, nap.
I ētahi wā, mahi ai ia i te roanga ake o te pō. Ahakoa te moe poto, te hāmoemoe noa iho rānei, ka ngata tonu tana hiahia (TTR 1996:108). / Sometimes he worked far into the night. Despite the short sleep, or mere catnaps, his need was satisfied.
