waiho
1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to let be, leave alone, put, place, ignore - in classical Māori it sometimes did not take a passive ending when used as a command but it usually takes one in modern Māori.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 67;)
2. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to abandon.
Kāhore kau ia i whakapae mahi kino, kāhore hoki ia i waiho noa i te hunga i raro i tōna maru (TTR 1990:327). / He was never accused of evil deeds, nor did he abandon the people under his protection.
Synonyms: pīrere, whakarere, whakakorekore, whakakore, awaiho, whākorekore
