pōrahu
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to annoy, trouble, flummox.
I te hokinga atu ki te kāinga ki te haka i te haka nei ki ō rātau mātua, pōrahua noa ana te hunga harakore nei, ka tūmatakuru kē mai ō rātau kaumātua (TTR 2000:208). / When they returned home to perform the haka to their parents, they were flummoxed by the consternation of their elders.
2. (verb) to be perplexed, embarrassed, careless, heedless.
Kua riro katoa te mana i a Te Kuīni; kei te pōrahu noa te Māori i runga i te whenua (TKP 20/9/1858:6). / The Queen has taken all the power and the Māori are left perplexed on the land.
See also pōrahurahu
Synonyms: raumahara, pōrahurahu, tuarangaranga, harapuka, pōhēhē, rararu, raupeka, raruraru, raparapa, raru, pōkahu, pōkeka, pōritarita, pōrangirangi, pōrauraha, pōkaikaha
3. (adjective) be awkward, clumsy, uncoordinated.
He pōrahu noa iho ngā ringa a te kapa i tā rātou haka (RMR 2017). / The arm actions of the group were quite uncoordinated in their haka.
4. (noun) awkwardness, clumsiness.
Ira te pōrahu o tērā kaihaka! / Look at the awkwardness of that performer.
