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awaiho

1. (verb) to leave, abandon - poetical for waiho.

Nāu i awaiho a Te Hau-pātahi (M 2006:362). / It was you who abandoned Te Hau-pātahi.

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Synonyms: pīrere, whakarere, whakakorekore, waiho, whakakore, whākorekore, maiki, toe, maunu, wehewehe, wehe, whakangā, waiho iho, tuku

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