manako
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to set one's heart on, like, long for, want.
Otirā kīhai te hoariri i manako mai ki tōku reo (TKO 12/9/1918:11). / But the enemy did not like my message.
Synonyms: matareka, riterite, me, ōrite, pai, ānō, pīrangi, rata, rite, tairite, ānō nei, enanga, kei, kaimomotu, kūata, kuika, kūwata, tōmina, kare, kuatau, pūkōnohinohi, whakangākau, ōkaka, hihiri, tāmina, āmene, korou, popono, pūkōnohinohi, warawara, wawata, wara, ohia, mānakonako
2. (noun) longing, desire, wish.
Ka nui kē atu te manako o ngā tāngata ki te pupuri i aua mahi (TP 5/1910:7) / The desire of the people to retain those tasks was greater.
Synonyms: kāwatawata, korotū, maingo, minamina, tōmina, kuatau, pūkōnohinohi, mina, mōhukihuki, matenui, hihiri, koroingo