āhuareka
1. (verb) to be entertained.
Haere ai te mano ki Takapuna āhuareka ai, tākarokaro ai, i ngā wa e wātea ana i te mahi. Whiti ai ki ngā tima i ngā hāora katoa, i te ata, ahiahi noa, kākarauri noa, pōuri noa (KO 14/6/1884:3). / Thousands go to Takapuna for entertainment and recreation when they are free from work. The ferries cross all the time, in the morning, afternoon, at dusk and when it's dark.
2. (adjective) be agreeable, pleasant, delighted, interested, pleased, entertaining.
He āhuareka ki a rātou ngā rā katoa (TTT 1/8/1926:442). / To them every day is pleasant.
Synonyms: matakuikui, manawa reka, uruhau, harikoa, harakoakoa, waingōhia, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, ātaahua, purotu, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, hūmārie, matareka, hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe
3. (noun) entertainment, celebration, merrymaking.
Tērā atu tōna tini o ngā āhuareka e mahia ana engari e takurutu ana te ringa o tā koutou pononga, o te Ētita, ki te whaiwhai atu (HKW 1/3/1900:6). / There were many other celebrations carried out but the hand of your servant, the Editor, is disinclined to pursue those.
