harakoakoa
1. (verb) to be happy, pleased, delighted, thrilled, glad.
Nā te mea ko te nuinga o ngā tāngata i whakanōhia ki runga i aua whenua, me ētehi anō o ngā mēnetia, he hōia mai nō te pakanga, i tino harakoakoa ai a Te Reiwhati (TTR 1996:271). / Te Reiwhati was particularly pleased that the majority of the settlers and some of the managers were returned soldiers.
Synonyms: matakuikui, manawa reka, uruhau, āhuareka, harikoa, waingōhia, pārekareka
2. (modifier) enjoyable, pleasurable, delightful.
He pōrearea nō te autaia nei i ngā mahi harakoakoa a Wī Whitu, i kangaia e Wī Whitu te tangata nei (TTR 2000:247). / This person was abused by Wī Whitu because this fellow disturbed Wi Whitu's festivities.
Synonyms: rēhia, whakarekareka
3. (noun) joy, pleasure, happiness, enjoyment, festivity.
Ahakoa pā iho te aha ki a Rēweti, pā iho anō hoki ki a Keita, arā, te pāpouri, te harakoakoa, tae atu ki ngā piki me ngā heke o ōna rā (TTR 1996:69). / No matter what affected Rēweti, it also affected Keita, that is the sorrows and joys, and the triumphs and setbacks.
Synonyms: harakoa, pārekareka, rekareka, rēhia, tūrangahakoa, koanga, manamanahau, manahau, koa, whāwhāpū, hari, harikoa, hurō, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koakoa
