hakuhaku
1. (verb) (-a) to complain, grumble at, annoy.
E hakuhaku noa iho ana koe ki tō manu, nō te mea kei te tukua tonutia atu te nūpepa ki a koe, erangi kei ngā poutāpeta pea e ngaro ana, kua riro rānei i a ringa rua (KO 15/9/1885:3). / You are impetuously complaining to your bird [i.e. newspaper] but the newspaper continues to be sent to you, so perhaps it is lost at the post offices, or has been taken by someone else.
2. (modifier) complaining, griping, grumbling.
I tāia ētahi reta hakuhaku mai ki 'Te Korimako' mō ā rātou nūpepa he kore kāore e tae atu ana ki a rātou (KO 15/10/1883:4). / Some letters of complaint were published in 'Te Korimako' about their newspapers not reaching them.
3. (noun) complaint, grumble, grievance.
He tini ngā reta e tae mai ana ki a mātou, he hakuhaku kāhore e tae atu ana ā rātou nūpepa (KO 15/10/1885:9). / Many letters have been reaching us hat are complaints that their newspapers aren't arriving.
