1. (verb) (-tia) to wonder at, admire.
See also mīharo
2. (modifier) marvellous, amazing.
Synonyms: ka kino te haere, kātuarehe, mīharo, pai mutunga, whakaharahara
3. (noun) amazement, astonishment, admiration.
Ka nui te māharo o ngā iwi nā rātou nei i patu a Ureia (JPS 1946:34). / Great was the amazement of the people who had killed Ureia.
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