whakanene
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to cause a pleasant sensation, jest, tease.
Mehemea ki te tahuri te tamariki ki te whakanene ki te pakeke, tōna whakataukī mō tēnā mahi, 'He tangi tā te tamariki, he whakamā tō te pakeke.' (TW 16/12/1876:470). / If children set about jesting with adults, the saying about that activity is, 'When children cry adults are embarrassed.'
Synonyms: hangareka, whakatara, kārikarika, whakatara, hangarau
2. (noun) teasing, jesting.
Kua mutu te whakanene a ngā tamariki i a au (HP 1991:18). / The children's teasing of me had ended.
Synonyms: hangareka, nēnene, whakahangareka, kārikarika
