2. (verb) to raise the eyebrows, rise.
E pai ana kia manana ake ngā mata kia tirotiro ngā karu, pēnei e kite te tangata i tētahi wāhi o te pono, tēnā ko te tangata ka moe ōna kanohi i te māngere noa iho (MM.TKM 31/12/1858:4). / The man who opens his eyes and looks up is more likely to find the truth than the person whose eyes are closed by sloth.
Synonyms: pewa, matahī, rewha, whakanana, kakenga, taki, whanake, hī, pupū, ea, kōhiti
3. (noun) wagging, waving about, waggling.
Ko te mea nui, e koro e, kia kaua e waiho mā te waero te māhunga e whakamanana engari kia kaha tonu ko te māhunga ki te kī atu ki te waero ka nui tēnā manana mai, anei kē, arā kē (HM 4/1997:1). / The main thing, my elders, is not to let the tail wag the head, but the head should be forceful in saying to the tail that that is enough wagging, do it this way, or that.
