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hāura

1. (noun) invalid, sick person, patient, sufferer.

Ko tēnā karakia he whakahoro i ngā mahi noa, mahi kino i mahia e te hāura i tōna tamarikitanga tae mai ki a ia e takoto nei (JPS 1926:22). / That ritual chant is to absolve the deeds and wrongful actions committed by the sufferer in his childhood up to the time when he is lying there.

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Synonyms: manawa rahi, manawanui, mānawanawa, tūroro

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