kāhoretanga
1. (noun) lack, non-existence, dearth, deficiency.
Kāore hoki he painga o ngā kākahu ātaahua, whakapaipai pai rerehua o tēnei wā, mehemea kotahi anake te hū i te waewae, ā, kotahi me hīkoi tahanga kāore he hū, rite tahi tō tātau pōrearea mō tēnei āhua, kino katoa te papai o ngā kākahu me te tinana o te tangata i te kāhoretanga o te pūtu kotahi (TPH 15/12/1899:1). / There is also no benefit from beautiful clothes that are fashionable if the feet have only one shoe and then one must walk without shoes. Our concern about this aspect is the same, clothes and the person's appearance is ugly if one boot is missing.
