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1. (verb) to be at fault, flawed, imperfect, faulty.
I pōti ia mō tētahi pire hou e pā ana ki te Kōti Whenua, i runga i tāna i whakaaro ai, ahakoa e nawe tonu ana, engari he pai ake i te mea tawhito (TTR 1990:338). / He voted for a new land court bill, which, he thought, though imperfect, was an improvement on the old.
2. (noun) scar, mark, cicatrix, cicatrice.
Ki te haere au ki te tāone he tarau poto, kāore he tōkena, ka kite tonu au i ngā tāngata e tiro mākutu ana ki te nawe o taku waewae, ka whakamā au (HP 1991:21). / If I went to town in shorts and no soxs, I saw people staring at the scar on my leg and I was embarrassed.
Synonyms: riwhariwha, riwha, koha, tohu, matohu, kōiraira, māka, waitohu, whaitohu, tūtohu, mātānawe
3. (noun) objection, complaint, grievance.
Koirā ka hāngai atu te inoi ki te Kuīni kia whakatikaina ngā nawe nei (TTR 1990:339). / That's why he appealed directly to the Queen to redress the grievances.
Synonyms: tarawene, tohe, mautohe, whakatoitoi, whakaepaepa, kupu whakahē
