Hae, hahae. 1. v.t. Slit, lacerate, tear, cut. Haea mai ra ki te mere tuatini (M. 34). To mata i haea ki te uhi matarau (M. 28).
2. Cherish envy, jealousy, or ill feeling. He whakatauki na Tuwhenuakura, “Ahakoa kai tahi, tera a roto te hahae ke ra” (P.). He aha koe ka hae nei ki te utu o tera tangata ?
3. Cause pain. Aha kei taku ate e hahae nei he mamae ra (M. 419). Kaore hoki e te pawera e hahae nei (M. cviii).
4. v.i. Split. Ka hae te wahine i te kata (W. ii, 8).
5. Appear, shine, as stars before dawn, or the dawn itself. Ka hahae Matariki, e, Puanga, Tautoru (M. 401). Te ata ka haea i runga o Tongariro (M. 153). No te taenga ki Tapuae, ka hahae nga kawainga o te ata.
6. Gleam, be conspicuous. Kia toru nga ahua (colours), kaore e pai te rua, kaore e hae, ara kaore e wana te titiro atu. (Nearly always so used of colours in combination).
7. n. Fear, envy, dislike. Te hia ora o nga tangata noho i roto, i te hae mai o te ngarara nei.
8. Pollen of flowers.
haehae, 1. v.t. Lacerate. He tangi haehae, a wailing in which the mourners gashed themselves.
2. Cut up. Tahuri, haehae te ika nei (T. 152).
3. Tear. He ika haehae kupenga (T. 200).
4. n. Parallel grooves between lines of dog-tooth pattern in carving.
whakahaehae. 1. v.t. Lacerate.
2. n. Offensive object or person, goblin. Romia atu te whakahaehae na (Choke that objectionable person).
3. Glow at dawn.
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