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ngākaukino

1. (verb) to be ill-disposed towards, antagonistic towards, hostile towards, averse to - sometimes written as two words, ngākau kino.

Ko ētahi o rātou e ngākaukino ana ki te Pākehā (TWMNT 16/5/1876:114). / Some of them are bitter towards Pākehā.

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2. (modifier) not disposed towards, unfavourably disposed towards, biased, prejudiced, viciously disposed.

E tika rawa ana kia whakawākia i roto i te Kōti Whakawā aua tū tāngata ngākaukino (TWMNT 22/5/1977:128). / It would be quite proper to take proceedings in the Resident Magistrate's Court against any such viciously disposed individuals.

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Synonyms: whakatoihara


3. (noun) bad heart, bias against, ill-treatment, guilty intent, prejudice, intolerance, bigotry, malevolence.

He kupu ēnei nā Pāpaka mō te ngākaukino o āna mātua ki a ia (NIT 1995:291). / These were words by Pāpaka referring to his uncles' ill-treatment of himself.

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Synonyms: kaikino, hīanga, whakatoihara, whakahāweatanga, whakatakētanga, kōaro

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