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kōnonohi

1. (verb) to yearn, grieve - often followed by aroha.

Tangi mai, e te hoa, mā te ao o te uru e kononohi nei e kawe mai te aroha nā (TWMNT 15/12/1874:314). / Weep there, my friend, may the clouds of the west where I grieve convey my affection.

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2. (noun) yearning, grieving.

Puta mai ana te kōnonohi me te muri aroha i te ngākau ina titiro atu ki te tini o te tamariki e whai ana, e whakatau haere ana i muri i te kāwhena o tō rātou hoa (TWMNT 5/10/1875:230). / The sight of all the many children following after the coffin of their friend brought out the grieving and deep sympathy in the heart.

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