manawa pā
1. (verb) to be apprehensive, anxious, have misgivings, loth, reluctant, unwilling.
Kāore e kore i manawa pā tonu ia mō tana tukunga i tana tohu (TTR 1990:34). / No doubt he had misgivings about having given his signature.
Synonyms: korongatā, parahako, whakatohetohe, korou kore, whakatenetene, whakauaua, manauhea, whakatōngā, whakawhēuaua, horokukū, whakakumu, kōroiroi
2. (noun) concern, apprehension, unease, anxiety, misgiving, disquiet, trepidation, worry, distress, tension.
