2. (verb) to breathe heavily, breathe with difficulty, wheeze.
Kāore e pai ki a au ngā rangi pārūrū o te waru me te iwa - ka hēmanawa noa iho au - ka ngāngā taku puku, ka heke ngā werawera, ka hē te moe (HJ 2012:196). / I don't like the humid days of January and February - I am quite stressed - I breathe with difficulty, I perspire and sleep badly.
3. (noun) harsh noise, screech, squawk.
Mā te mōhio hoki ki te titiro i te wāhi pai hei pounga mō te taki, mā te pai hoki tētehi o te mōkai kākā, mā te kaha o te ngāngā, mā te keri tonu i te oneone, mā te ngaungau tonu i te mea e hoatu ana hei ngaungau māna (JPS 1895:136). / It is by knowing how to look for a proper place to set up the taki, and also through the training of the decoy kākā; by the strength of its cry, by its constant tearing up of the earth, and by its power of biting anything given to it (will he be successful).
Synonyms: ngoengoe, ngoe, tioro, tekekō, kē, ngē, kīrea, kā, tīwē
