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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.

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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.

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Synonyms: whakamaimoa, kakare, awata, wana, ihiihi

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