māniania
1. (verb) to set on edge, feel a jarring sensation.
I kai ngā mātua i ngā karepe kaiota, ā māniania ana ngā niho o ngā tamariki (PT Ehekiera 18:2). / The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
Synonyms: mōniania
2. (modifier) noisy.
I maharatia anō tērā e māniania taua hui a Tātana i a rātou (TWMNT 7/12/1878:164). / It was thought that they would create a noise at that meeting of Sutton's.
Synonyms: makekeno, turituri, kurupākara, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi, pākinakina, manioro
3. (modifier) slippery.
Tino reka tēnei kai. Tōna waiwai, tōna ngāwari, tōna heke māniania i te korokoro ahakoa tōna haunga (TWK 36:3). / This food is really tasty. It's juicy, soft and slips down the throat, although it's smelly.
4. (noun) problem.
Mehemea, ka haere i runga i te kūwaretanga, i te wāina, i te pia, i te parani, me ērā atu kai whakatautauhea i te tangata, tērā e kite i tā rātou māreherehe, i ngā māniania, i ngā whakatenetene; ā, ka whakatiorotia ngā taringa ki ngā karanga whakakaitoa, o te tini, o te mano (KO 15/3/1884:4). / If they had gone in ignorance with wine, beer, brandy and other substances that debauch people, then we would understand their trouble, the problems and the annoyance, and we would have been assailed with the strident recriminating calls of the mass.
Synonyms: pōrahurahu, pōraruraru, uaua, whakararuraru, whakararu, hara, rararu, raruraru, raru, mate, kūrakuraku
