1. (stative) be envious, jealous.
Ka mea anō a Tāwhaki ki a rātau, “Ee, kei te wene koutou kei eke te toru rau i a au! Kāti noa te harawene, e hoa mā!” (TAH 35:20) / Tāwhaki said to them, “Hey, you are all jealous that I might manage three hundred! Stop being jealous, my friends!”
Synonyms: taruhae, tūāhae, tarahae, wene, hae, pūhaehae, pukā
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