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ngehe

1. (verb) to be weak, languid, lazy, lethargic, listless, weary.

Ko te āhua o taua mate tīmata ai ki te tūnāwiri, ka mamae te māhunga, ka ngehe katoa te tinana, me ngā turi, ka mamae hoki ngā konohi (HTK 21/7/1894:2). / The symptoms of that illness begin with shivering, the head is sore, the body is weak all over, together with the knees, and the eyes are also sore.

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2. (modifier) weak, languid, lazy, lethargic, listless, weary.

He kupu whakatene ēnei mō te tangata māngere, mō te tangata taumaha, mō te tangata ngehe (TP 2/1909:3). / These are annoying statements for a lazy person, an ill person and for a lethargic person.

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Synonyms: iwingohe, whakaparure, parure, haumaruru, toupiore, ruhi, pāroherohe, pōuruuru, hinamoe, kiriahi, takurutu, turikore, momoe, tō kumu, makuku, tūkeke, waimori, mākoko, hakurara, makihoi, māngere, māikoiko, hakirara, pirorehe, hākiki, pakihore, tūpaku, tārure, whakatairuhi, pōngenge, whakapahoho, ānewa, hauhauaitu, kahakore, ārangirangi, taharangi, iwikore, hangenge, anuhea, whakaroau, ngoikore, korou kore, ngoringori, maninohea, wairuhi, tūrūruhi, maero


3. (modifier) peaceful, calm.

Rapua he purapura e tupu ai tātou. He tau ngehe te tau nei (TWMNT 8/5/1872:66). / Seek out seeds that we will grow. This year is a peaceful one.

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Synonyms: āio, whakamārire, whakamāria, whakamārie, ukiuki, rangimārie, mārie, aumārire, hūmārie, houkura, whakaaio, hūmārire, mārire,


4. (noun) weakness, feebleness, lack of strength.

Ko te mate o te tamaiti nei, he ngehe nō ngā waewae (TTT 1/1/1925:172). / This child's illness is weakness of the legs.

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5. (noun) crayfish that have recently shed their shells.


6. (noun) marblefish, Aplodactylus arctidens - herbivorous fish, feeding on seaweed but they also eat the small invertebrates which live on the seaweed. They are active at twilight and during the day rest in crevices or amongst dense seaweed. The juvenile is silvery on the sides, blue grey dorsally, adults are green or brown with fine mottled lines of white, which gives a marbled appearance. Found around New Zealand coasts in depths down to 40m. Their length is between 40 and 60cm.

See also kehe

Synonyms: katirimu, kawikawi, koeae, kehe

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