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kūwata

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to long for, yearn, love, desire, hanker after.

Koinei te whakatinanatanga o tēnei pūmanawa tangata e kōrero nei au, arā, o te ū tonu ki tā tātou e kūwata nei, ahakoa piki, heke, kotiti (HM 1/1994:3). / This is the manifestation of this human ability that I'm talking about, that is to remain resolute to that which we desire, despite any ups and downs and digressions.

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Synonyms: taupuhi, aroha, whakaipo, kanehe, ipo, pohane, murimuri aroha, popono, pūkōnohinohi, warawara, wawata, wara, ohia, kuatau, kaimomotu, kūata, kuika, tōmina, kare, mānakonako, pūkōnohinohi, manako, whakangākau, ōkaka, hihiri, tāmina, āmene, korou


2. (noun) longing for, yearning, love, desire, hankering.

Engari ahakoa tonu, mā te aha i te tūmanako, i te kūwata kia tau mai te rangimārie, te uruhau, te tōnuitanga ki ngā tōpito katoa o te ao i tēnei kaupeka, ā, haere ake nei (HM 4/1994:1). / But despite that, the main thing is the desire and yearning for peace, contentment and prosperity to pervade all the corners of the world in this season, and henceforth.

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Synonyms: komaingo, kūata

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