1. (noun) darling, chosen one, beloved, loved one, love.
Arā a Te Mahutu e tū ana, ka mau ki tana mere, ka tukua āna maimai aroha ki te taupuhi o tōna manawa, ki a Puhiwahine (TTR 1994:94). / There stood Te Mahutu, holding his mere, and then he delivered his words of affection to the love of his heart, Puhiwahine.
Synonyms: kūata, kūwata, aroha, whakaipo, kanehe, ipo, pohane, murimuri aroha, tōrere
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