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.
Synonyms: tūpāpaku, manawa rahi, manawanui, mānawanawa, tūroro