maero
1. (verb) to be listless, weak.
I te maero te tamaiti i muri iho i te haerenga roa i roto i te motokā wera (Ng 1993:259). / The child was listless after the long journey in the hot car.
Synonyms: tūrūruhi, toupiore, wairuhi, maninohea, ngoringori, korou kore, ngoikore, whakaroau, ngehe, anuhea, hangenge, iwikore, taharangi, ārangirangi, kahakore, hauhauaitu, ānewa, whakapahoho, pōngenge, whakatairuhi, tārure, tūpaku, iwingohe
2. (noun) beings that were supposed to inhabit the depths of the forest.