koa
1. (verb) (-ia,-ina) to be glad, joyful, happy, elated.
Ka koa hoki au i taku kitenga kei te ora tonu taku māmā (HP 1991:60). / And I was happy when I saw that my mother was still well.
Synonyms: koakoa, manahau, matakuikui, whakakoakoa, tūrangahakoa, harikoa, hurō, harakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka
2. (noun) happiness, joy, elation, euphoria, gladness, delight, joyfulness.
Kua kitea te wati. Ka whakahokia e au ki te tangata nāna te taonga nei. He tino nui kē hoki tōna koa (HP 1991:220). / The watch had been found. When I returned this property to the person it belonged to, he was extremely happy.
See also koanga, hari, harikoa
Synonyms: koakoa, whāwhāpū, manahau, manamanahau, koanga, tūrangahakoa, hari, harikoa, hurō, harakoakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka
