whakamania
1. (verb) (-tia) to address abusively, address contemptuously, scold.
Synonyms: whakangutungutu, kohete, riri, kowhete, koeka, kōwhetewhete, whāuraura, kōhetehete
2. (noun) abuse, invective.
Ko te whakamania, he whakamanioro, he kōrero kino ki te aroaro tonu o te tangata ki te kanohi tonu (W 1971:175). / ‘Whakamania’ is abuse, disparaging talk directly to the person face to face.
Synonyms: maukino, kangakanga, whakakino, whakamanioro, tunuhuruhuru, takahanga, takahi, tūkino, whakakinokino, takakino
