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1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to bite, gnaw, chew, hurt, itch.
Ko te whakauru ki taua karapu me ngau te tangata ki te paepae hamuti, kātahi anō ka mana ki te whai kī i roto i taua whakaminenga (TTT 1/2/1927:533). / For the membership of that club a person must undertake an initiation ritual and only then is he able to have speaking rights in that assembly.
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to act upon, affect, afflict.
Kua kitea e ngau ana anō hoki tētahi rewharewha i tēnei wā a e rite ana ngā āhuatanga ki taua "Rewharewha Urutā", engari kāore i pērā te tino kaha o te ngau me te horapa haere (TTT 1/9/1928:844). / A strain of influenza has been discovered at this time. Its symptoms are like the Influenza Epidemic, but it is not as severe and hasn't spread as vigorously.
3. (noun) bite, affect, itch, pain.
Kua kitea e ngau ana anō hoki tētahi rewharewha i tēnei wā a e rite ana ngā āhuatanga ki taua "Rewharewha Urutā", engari kāore i pērā te tino kaha o te ngau me te horapa haere (TTT 1/9/1928:844). / A strain of influenza has been discovered at this time. Its symptoms are like the Influenza Epidemic, but it is not as severe and hasn't spread as vigorously.
Synonyms: kōharihari, pākikini, pākinikini, mamae, māngeongeo, kōrangaranga, whakamamae
4. (noun) striking, biting.
Kia kaha koe ki te ako i ngā karo, kia hemo ai te ngau a te rākau whawhai a tō hoa ngangare (HJ 2012:196). / You should be busy learning the parries, so that when the foe's weapon strikes it misses.
