2. (noun) sick person, invalid, patient.
Kia āhua roa e pāwerawera ana, ka whakamaroke te tinana o te tūroro ki tētahi tāora, ā ka kuhu ai he kahu maroke (TTT 1/9/1928:846). / When the patient has been hot for quite a long time, dry the body with a towel and put on dry clothes.
Synonyms: manawa rahi, manawanui, mānawanawa, hāura
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