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kōmanawa

1. (verb) spring, well up (of water).

E kōmanawa tonu ana te puna, ahakoa te tauraki o te whenua. / The spring still welled up despite the drought.

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2. (noun) oasis.

Synonyms: puna manawa


3. (verb)  to spring, well up (of thoughts, etc.).

I kōmanawa ake te kōingo ki te hoki ki tōna ūkaipō. / The yearning welled up to return to his birthplace.

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4. (noun) spring (of water, etc.).

Hoake tāua ki te kōmanawa e pupū ake ana i te ngahere inu ai, whakatā ai anō hoki. / Let's go to the spring bubbling up in the forest to drink and rest up.

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