2. (noun) desire, want, wish, affection, love - often follows mate.
Koirā kē te kanehe nui o te hunga kei te ako tonu, arā, kia puta he kupu whakatika, he kupu āwhina (TTTT 2006:14). / That's the main wish of the people still learning, that is that they are corrected and helped.
See also mate kanehe
Synonyms: taupuhi, kūata, kūwata, aroha, whakaipo, ipo, pohane, murimuri aroha
