2. (loan) (modifier) poor, in poverty, impoverished, destitute.
Ka waiho tātou me tō tātou koroni hei koroni rawakore hei iwi pōhara i raro i te ao (TJ 19/7/1900:3). / We and our colony are left as an impoverished colony and a poor people at the bottom of the world.
3. (loan) (noun) poverty, poor person, pauper.
Ko te whakahoki tēnei, i ngā tīmatanga mai o tēnei mahi o te patu wēra, me te tīmata mai anō o te hē o te Māori, arā, te pōhara, ā taea noatia te rā o tō pātai, koia tēnei i a koe e pātai nei he pōhara nō te Māori (TW 16/11/1878:10/578). / This is the reply, that when whaling began, that was the beginning of the Māori’s problem, that is, poverty, and right up to when you asked your question, the answer to your question is that the Māori are poor.
Synonyms: pōwhara, tuakoka, whakapōhara, hāhoretanga, hahoretanga, mūhore, pūhore
