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harapuka

1. (verb) to grieve, sigh.

E harapuka ana te kuia i te matenga o tana kurī (PK 2008:81). / The elderly woman was grieving for the death of her dog.

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Synonyms: mapu, nguru, whakapāha, muri, hotu, pūhoto


2. (stative) be perplexed, uncertain, indecisive, in a quandary, in a dilemma, in a predicament.

Te tirohanga atu, kua tapahia tō rātou taura. Harapuka noa, harapuka noa! Kei hea he ara? (JPS 1898:56). / When they saw that their rope had been cut, they were perplexed and in a quandary. Where was there a path for them?

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Synonyms: raumahara, pōrahurahu, tuarangaranga, pōhēhē, pōrahu, rararu, raupeka, raruraru, raparapa, raru, pōkahu, pōkeka, pōritarita, pōrangirangi, pōrauraha, pōkaikaha, pōraruraru, matawaenga, mōrearea

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