ruwha
1. (verb) to be weary, exhausted, ragged, worn out.
Kotahi te Pākehā, ko te Kōra tōna ingoa, i haere atu i runga i te tāhuna paruparu ki te kawe atu i te pātara waipiro ki ngā tāngata i runga i taua poti, i te hokinga mai tōtahi ka mate i te pōharuharu, nā te mea i ngōki mai i runga i te paru i tae mai ai ki uta, tae rawa mai kua ruwha noa iho (TWMNT 11/7/1876:172). / A Pākehā named Cole went over the mud flat with a bottle of alcohol to the people on that boat, and on returning in a little while he had difficulties with the bog because he had to crawl over the mud to reach the shore. When he finally arrived he was exhausted.
Synonyms: kanu, kuha, kanukanu, pakaru, ruha, tāwekoweko, taretare, kōhangaweka, hīraurau
2. (modifier) exhausting, very tiring.
He mahi ruwha rawa ia te piki i taua maunga, he kino rawa nō te ara (TWMNT 2/5/1876:103). / But climbing that mountain was an exhausting task because the path was so bad.
3. (noun) shabby garment, worn-out garment, worn-out fishing net, rag, etc.
Ka pū te ruwha, ka hao te rangatahi (KO 15/2/1883:14). / When the worn-out net lies in a heap the new net goes fishing. (A whakataukī for describing the the succession of a younger person to the work of a retiring elder.)
Synonyms: tawhetawhe, ngetangeta, ruha, mara, tāweru, petapeta, karukaru
4. (noun) exhaustion, tiredness.
He mea hoki e pāngia ai te tangata e te mate, mā te mākū, mā te makariri, mā te ngenge, mā te ruwha, i te mea kāore te tinana i te kaha (TP 1/4/1901:6). / Another reason that a person becomes sick is because of the wet, cold, tiredness and exhaustion, because the body is not strong.
