mamae
1. (stative) be painful, sore, hurt.
Ki te mau mātau e takahi ana i tēnei ture a rātau, ka whiua mātau ki te kirikau, ki te pirita rānei, mamae rawa (HP 1991:32). / If we were caught disobeying this rule of theirs we were punished with the strap or a supplejack cane and it really hurt.
Synonyms: whakamamae, tārū, tārūrū, hīrawerawe, pāmamae, pāwerawera
2. (noun) ache, pain, injury, wound.
Ko hūpē, ko roimata hei whakamauru noa i te mamae e kai kino nei, ā, mā te wā rawa te rāwakiwaki e whakangaro (HM 4/2009:4). / Mucus and tears will ease the intense pain and eventually in time the depression will recede.
Synonyms: pākikini, pākinikini, whakamamae, ngau, kōrangaranga, māngeongeo, kōharihari
3. (noun) bullroarer - a traditional Māori musical instrument made of wood, stone or bone attached to a long string. A Taranaki term.
See also pūrerehua
