mahira
1. (verb) to pry.
Synonyms: mahi huna
2. (adjective) be inquisitive, curious, inquiring, nosy, prying, interfering.
He mahira te manu nei te weka (Te Ara 2011). / Weka are inquisitive birds.
Synonyms: whawhewhawhe, māhirahira
3. (modifier) inquisitive, inquiring.
Mihi rawa atu ia i tōna whiwhi i a Ruka, he tamaiti mahira hei hoa mōna (TTR 2000:30). / He appreciated obtaining Ruka, an inquisitive boy, as a companion.
