tūāhae

1. (verb) to be somewhat jealous - sometimes as tū-ā-hae.

Nō te kitenga o tana mahi, ka tūāhae ngā rangatira o Koterangi ki a ia (MM.TKM 31/12/1856:10). / When they saw what he had done Scotland's nobles were somewhat jealous of him.

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2. (adjective) be inclined to be jealous, somewhat jealous.

Te take i ngangare ai ēnei rangatira tokorua, he tūāhae nā tētahi ki tētahi (MM.TKM 30/8/1856:3). / The reason that these two chiefs quarrelled was because they were somewhat jealous of each other.

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3. (modifier) envious, jealous.

Whakarērea tō koutou tikanga tūāhae ki te Pākehā e mau nei i ētahi o koutou (TWMNT 6/4/1875:73). / Give up your jealousy of the Pākehā which some of you entertain.

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Synonyms: taruhae, tarahae, wene, hae, harawene, pūhaehae, pukā

4. (noun) envy, jealousy, resentment.

Ko te tino mea pai tēnei kia noho aroha ngā iwi e rua; kia kaua e tupu te tūāhae, te tūpato, o tētahi ki tētahi (MM.TKM 31/1/1857:2). / The really good thing is that the two peoples should be friendly; and that jealousy and suspicion should not develop between each other.

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

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