2. (noun) hearing indistinctly, faint sound.
He roa, he nui, he ātaahua, he pai te reo, he tau ki te kōrero, he mōhio ki ngā tino kupu a te Māori. Kāore te tangata e turamoe ki te whakarongo ki ana kauwhau. Nō Ngāti Ruanui tēnei tangata, he mokopuna nā Tītokowaru, engari ki taku hakiri kāore tana mahi i te manaakitia e tōna iwi (HKW 1/9/1901:3). / He is tall, large, handsome, with a nice voice, eloquent, knows the important sayings of the Māori. A person will not become sleepy when listening to his addresses. This man is from Ngāti Ruanui, a grandchild of Tītokowaru, but from what I hear his work is not appreciated by his people.
3. (noun) faint feel.
Kātahi anō ka rongo ki te hakiri ika ki tana aho (NM 1928:99). / Finally he felt the nibble of a fish on his line.
