wanawana
1. (verb) to fear, thrill, quiver, shiver, trill, inspire.
Ka wanawana te kōrero a tuahangata (W 1971:478). / What the main male character said was inspiring.
Synonyms: hūnonoi, harawiwini, tuawiri, wiri, whakawiri, harawiniwini, tūhauwiri, tūngāwiri, ārohirohi, kūreperepe, ngaue, ngāoraora, oioi, rū, kārohirohi, kapakapa, wiriwiri, whakakakapa, ore, kakapa, māueue, māwewe, kereū, tāwariwari, tīkorikori, aroarohaki, arowhaki, arohaki, oreore
2. (modifier) fearing, thrilling, quivering, shivering.
Kāore au i rongo te taha i mate ai, i tangohia ai koe ki te kura winiwini, ki te kura wanawana (M 2004:404). / I have not yet learnt where death took place, or where you were struck down with some fearsome and gruesome weapon (M 2004:405).
3. (noun) fear, thrill, quivering, shivering, fearsome, frightening, formidable, awesome, exciting.
Otirā ko tōna iwi anake i kite i tōna wanawana (TTR 1996:91). / But only his tribe saw how inspiring he was.
Synonyms: rūrūtake, kunāwhea, korohāwini, tūhauwiri, tūngāwiri, wheoi, aroarowhaki, wiriwiri, ārohirohi, hawa
4. (noun) spines, bristles, threads.
Ka tango te wahine rā i te ngāruru i roto o tana kāwhiu, te putanga ki waho ka kite ia i ngā wanawana i te hei. Ka unuhia e ia ki waho, ka heia ki tōna kakī, ka kairārungatia e ia. Ka pā te aroha o te tangata rā, o Tahito ki a ia (JPS 1926:317). / That woman took out the Cook's turban shell mollusc in her basket, and, when she took it out, she saw the strands of the neck ornament. She pulled it out and put it round her neck, where she wore it while eating. Then the love of that man, Tahito, affected her.
