1. (verb) to be ruffled, unsettled, upset, annoyed - e.g after a quarrel with near relatives.
Reoreoā ana ētahi o ngā kaumātua i te kaha kore o te rangatahi e aro mai (HM 4/1996:5). / Some of the elders were upset because the younger generation were taking so little notice.
Synonyms: mirara
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
More infoTe kai a te rangatira
He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
