whakamahara
1. (verb) (-tia) to remind, remember, recall, recollect, reminisce.
I mua i te haerenga atu o te Piriniha i Niu Tīreni nei, ka tukua mai e ia ki a Tā Timi Kara tētahi tokotoko hei whakamahara mō tō rāua tūtakinga i Rotorua (TKO 30/6/1920:9). / Before the Prince's departure from New Zealand he sent a walking stick to Sir James Carroll as a memento of their meeting at Rotorua.
Synonyms: maumahara, whakamaumahara, mahara, manatu
2. (modifier) commemorative, dedicatory, memorial.
I a au i te takiwā o Ngāti Porou e haere ana, ka rongo au kei te kohia he moni hei whakatū i tētahi kōwhatu whakamahara ki a Eruera Kāwhia (HKW 1/8/1900:2). / While I was travelling in the territory of Ngāti Porou I heard that money was being collected to erect a commemorative stone to Eruera Kāwhia.
Synonyms: maumaharatanga, whakamaumahara, whakamaharatanga, whakamaumaharatanga
3. (noun) reminder, memento, souvenir, keepsake, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence.
Tino hinapōuri rawa atu ia i tēnei, ā, hoki atu, hoki atu tana whakamahara i te kāwanatanga ki tā rātou takohanga (TTR 1994:36). / He was extremely disappointed with this and repeatedly reminded the government of their obligation.
Synonyms: whakamaumahara, manatu, mahara, pūmaharatanga, hokinga mahara, maumaharatanga, oha, owha, manatunga, whakaturi
