kōhau
1. (verb) to regret, feel sorry about, rue.
Nā runga i te kore i tika o te tiaki me te kore i tika o te whakanohonoho i ngā hōia Māori ka hoki mai nei ki te kāinga, i kōhau ai a Makitānara nāna nei rātou i tono kia haere ki te whawhai (TTR 1998:100). / Because of the lack of care and rehabilitation of the Māori soldiers when they returned home, Makitānara regretted that he sent them to the war.
2. (verb) to yearn, be wistful, pine for.
Koia tō tipuna, a Toi, i kōhau ai i Tiritiri o te moana (W 1971:124). / This is your ancestor, Toi, who yearned for the vast ocean.
Synonyms: pūkōnohinohi, whakamomori, konau, hiangongo, pūkōnohinohi
