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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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