mīharo
1. (verb) (-tia) to wonder at, admire.
Ko te tangata e tino mīharotia ana e te iwi Pākehā, ko taua momo tangata mātau, e hoki nei ōna whakaaro ki te hāpai i te iwi nui tonu (TTT 1/7/1927:615). / The person who is really admired by the Pākehā people is the type of expert who uses his ideas to the benefit of the general population.
2. (modifier) marvellous, amazing.
Ko te mea mīharo o roto i tēnei karaunatanga a te tangata Māori i tō tāua nei kīngi, kāore i whakawahia ki te hinu, engari he mea hoatu he Paipera ki runga i tōna māhunga (TP 11/1912:6). / The amazing thing of this coronation of a Māori of our king was that he wasn't anointed with oil but a Bible was placed on his head.
Synonyms: ka kino te haere, kātuarehe, pai mutunga, māharo, whakaharahara
3. (noun) amazement, astonishment, admiration.
Uru rawa atu Kuki ki te mātakitaki i taua pā whawhai, me tōna mīharo ki te mātauranga o te Māori ki te hanga i ōna pā whawhai (TWK 19:22). / Cook went right inside to inspect that fighting pā and he was amazed at the knowledge Māori had in building their forts.
