kiriwera
1. (noun) person in a state of despair, mourner.
I ngā tangihanga, ka whakatakoto tētahi tangata i tana koha ka taunaha i tana koha mā ngā kiriwera, nā ka haere taua koha hei āwhina i ngā kiriwera (TWK 39:22). / At tangihanga a person will lay down his gift and specify that it be for the mourners, so that gift goes to help the mourners.
Synonyms: kirimate
2. (noun) desperation, despair.
I tana kiriwera, ka tuhi a John Harris ki a Te Mākarini (TTR 1994:21). / In desperation John Harris wrote to McLean.
