nguha
1. (verb) to fight fiercely, battle.
Hei ētahi wā, ka noho ko ngā wāhine hei whakaohooho i ngā wairua o ngā tāne kia pukā, kia nguha, kia whawhai mō te whenua, mō tētahi atu take rānei (Te Ara 2012). / Sometimes women exhorted men to act, to fight fiercely and to fight for land, or for some other cause.
Synonyms: pakanga, tatauranga, matawhāura, kakaritanga, putakari, riringa, parekura, kakari, kawe a riri, riri, kekeritanga
2. (modifier) crushed, shredded.
Synonyms: ngakungaku
3. (noun) rage, fury.
I muri o te wehenga, ka tipu te riri, te nguha, te patu, te whakamate, me te mate i waenganui i te tokoono nei (H 1992:20). / After the separation anger, rage, beating, killing and death developed amongst these six.
Synonyms: niwha, riri, whakatūpehupehu, rūtā
4. (noun) war.
I haere te iwi Māori ki ngā nguha katoa o Aotearoa, huri taiāwhio i te ao (Te Ara 2016). / The Māori people went to all the wars of New Zealand, around the world.
