koromāungaunga
1. (verb) to be anxious, uneasy, concerned, apprehensive, perturbed.
Otirā, kei te āhua koromāungaunga tonu taku ngākau (HM 2/1993:5). / But in my heart I am a little anxious.
Synonyms: pairi, pāihi, tāhurihuri, ārangi, pāiriiri
2. (noun) concern, anxiety, worry, apprehension, unease.
Nā ēnei momo tatauranga ka tū te hui nei me kore noa e tūpono ka puta he kōrero, he huatau, he ara rānei hei takahanga e taea ai ngā reo nei te whakaora ake. Nā tēnei koromāungaunga o rātou ka tae mai he pōwhiri ki a au kia taiope atu ki reira kōrero ai i te āhuatanga ki a tātou (HM 1/1989:2). / As a result of these types of statistics this meeting was held to see whether some discussion, opinions or a plan to save these languages is possible. Because of this concern of theirs an invitation arrived for me to meet there to talk about our situation.
