1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to desire, wish for, want, crave, need.
Nō taua wā nei, kua matainaina katoa te Pākehā ki ngā whenua o Te Matau-a-Māui (TTR 1990:50). / At that time Pākehā wanted Hawke's Bay land.
See also hiahia
2. (noun) desire, wish, want, need, aspiration.
Taku matainaina atu ki te mea a te tangata rā (W 1971:187). / My desire is for the property of that man.
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