nanu
1. (verb) (-a) to be disappointed, express disappointment.
I a au e tamariki ana i rongo anō au i ngā pakeke e nanu ana mō te kore o ōna tīpuna i noho ki ngā whenua ātaahua pērā me Tūranga me Heretaunga rānei, tēnā koa tau rawa mai ki tētahi whenua kino, ki tētahi whenua kai kore (TTT 1/6/1930:2081). / When I was a child I actually heard the adults expressing their disappointment that the tribe's ancestors did not live on beautiful land, like Gisborne or Hastings, but instead they settled on unproductive land.
2. (stative) be indistinct, inarticulate, incoherent.
Kātahi ka whakakōrerotia e ia, ā ka rongo ia, kei te tika anō ngā kupu; nā kātahi ka tīkina rawatia ki te pūtake tapahi mai ai, ka motu; ka whakakōrerotia anō e ia, ā kua nanu te reo (NM 1928:34). / Then he was made to speak and when he heard him the words were still clear so then he took the very base [of the tongue] and cut it off. He made him speak again and the voice was incoherent.
3. (modifier) mixed, jumbled, confused.
Synonyms: tīrangorango, tīrangaranga, pāhekoheko, hanumi, whakauruuru
4. (noun) disappointment, dissatisfaction, discontent.
I kitea anō hoki ko ngā take e pā ana ki te kaupapa ture o Aotearoa te pūtake o te nanu o te iwi Māori (TTR 2000:215). / It also showed that fundamental constitutional issues of New Zealand were the reason for Māori discontent.
