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taruhae

1. (verb) to be jealous, envious, resentful.

Kaua koutou e taruhae ki te iwi Pākehā, engari me waiho ā rātou tikanga hei tauwhāinga mā koutou (TWMNT 6/2/1877:33). / You must not be jealous of the Pākehā people, but their practices should be something for you to aspire to.

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Synonyms: tūāhae, tarahae, wene, hae, harawene, pūhaehae, pukā, mānatunatu, whakamauāhara


2. (noun) jealousy, envy, resentment.

He raruraru nō rātou (nō tērā taha) ki a rātou ake anō i kore ai e kite— - he taruhae hoki nō ngā hapū o taua iwi, tētahi ki tētahi (TWMNT 3/7/1872:87). / They have a problem amongst themselves that was never obvious - it's jealousy of the subtribes of that tribe between each other.

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Synonyms: tarahae, pūāhaehae, wene, hae, harawene, pūhaehae, tūāhae, ngaukino, whakamau, whakariri, hīkaka, hūngeingei, hūneinei

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