kanone
1. (verb) to speak ill of, disparage, run down, defame.
Ehara koe i te tangata tōtika, ka waiho au e koe i runga i ō ngutu kanone ai (JPS 1927:374). / You are not an honourable person, you have left me with your disparagement.
Synonyms: pākarukaru
2. (modifier) disparaging, disapproving, critical, judgemental, derogatory, scornful.
Tātou e kaha nei ki tō tātou reo, kei noho tātou ka aro ki ngā tao kupu kanone e hōrekehia mai nei (Kāretu 2016). / We who are enthusiastic about our language, let's not take any notice of the derogatory barbs thrown at us.
Synonyms: whakahāwea, hanihani, hahani, tāwai
