2. (noun) in peace, placidness, non-agressiveness, passiveness.
Ka tae ki Te Uma-o-Te Aowehea (te kāinga o Hōri Mahue i ēnei rā), ka anga te aroaro o Te Rangipaia ki te pā, ka patu ki waenganui i ōna kūhā. He whakaatu tēnei ki te pā, ki te iwi hoki, he tamawahine te haere nei, arā, he maungārongo (TKO 31/8/1919:6). / When they reached Te Uma-o-Te Aowehea (Hōri Mahue's home these days) Te Rangipaia faced the pā and hit between his thighs. This was to show the people in the pā that this was a passive visit, that is it was peaceful.
Synonyms: hūmārika
3. (noun) east.