hemonga
1. (noun) death.
Te āhua nei i whānau mai a Te Mātorohanga i te whakapaunga o te rau tau mai i 1700, i te tīmatanga rānei o te rau tau mai i 1800, ina hoki kua huri kē ngā turi ki muri i ngā taringa i tōna hemonga i mua tata atu i Ākuhata i te tau 1876 (TTR 1994:147). / It is likely that Te Mātorohanga was born in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, as he was an old man when he died just before August 1876.
2. (noun) object of desire, obsession, passion, enthusiasm.
Me pēhea te ārai atu i te whakatoi a te tamaiti porohīanga, ina kite atu i ngā waewae hapehape me ngā tuarā hake, me ētahi ake āhua mate. He hemonga hoki tērā nō te tamaiti porohianga, e whakatoi i ngā mea pērā, hei rekareka māna (TTT 1/1/1925:171). / How should one stop a mischievous child's teasing when he sees people who are lame, have humpbacks and other types of ailments. That's an obsession of a mischievous child, to tease ones like that for his own enjoyment.
Synonyms: whakamaimoa, kakare, awata, wana, ihiihi
