mānawanawa
1. (stative) be patient.
I a rātou te pīkaunga nui, engari ahakoa tērā i ū, i mau, i mānawanawa (HM 2/1999:4). / They had the heavy load, but despite that they were resolute, firm and patient.
Synonyms: manawa rahi, manawanui, tūroro, hāura
2. (stative) be anxious.
I te roa, ka mānawanawa a Te Ruinga i a ia e noho tahi tonu ana i a Whare' rāua ko Tapa-ue, ānō kāore he kino i waenganui i a rātou (NIT 1995:283). / For a long time Te Ruinga, while he was living with Whare' and Tapuae, became anxious, because it was as if there was no problem between them.
3. (noun) patience.
Tinitini ana ngā whakaahua kei ngā pukapuka whakaemi a tōna whānau, e whakaatu ana i tōna mānawanawa me tōna mōhio ki te tae whakaata i ngā pikitia (TTR 1998:84). / There are many photographs in his family's albums attesting to his patience and skill in colour tinting the pictures.
Synonyms: hūmārika, manawa, manawanuitanga
4. (noun) aperture, space, gap.
Kua rahi haere te mānawanawa i waenganui i te tatau me te pakitara (PK 2008:393). / The gap between the door and the wall has grown bigger.
