hara - to make a mistake; mistake
Hara (i). 1. v.i. Violate tapa, intentionally or otherwise. Kia kite te marea i oku haranga, he ika ka koharatia i, i (W. v, 164).
2. n. Sin, offence. Kei au ranei to hara, i komuhua mai nei taua (M. 49).
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Hara (ii), n. Excess above a round number. Kotahi rau, e iwa nga hara.
harahara, n. Abundance. He harahara wai nga kanohi (P. 103).
whakahara, a. Large. Te whakahara o te tangata ra.
whakaharahara. 1. Extraordinary, marvellous.
2. Intensive. Mo te whare nui whakaharahara (M. 373). He mea whakama whakaharahara tana kupu (P. 106).
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Hara (iii), v.i. 1. Miss, make a false stroke.
2. Come short of. Kahore he haranga o Rewa i a Tiki.
harahara. 1. v.i. Be diminished, become less. Ka harahara nga kai i roto i te rua. ‖ taharahara.
2.—— Harahara aitu, harahara a tai (M. 40, 114); explained by a Maori as, “E wehea ana a uta a tai.”
whakaharahara, v.t. Cause to be diminished, lessen. Kia whakaharaharangia te wai o te poti.
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Hara (iv), n. Cormocephalus rubriceps. A large centipede. = weri.
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Hara (v), n. A stick bent at the top, used as a sign that a chief had died at the place. Ka oti enei te mahi, e hanga ana te hara, he mea koropiko a runga o nga rakau; ko te take o te hara, hei tohu mo te rangatira, ka hanga ki te taha o te ara hei tirohanga ma te tangata.
'Hara (poetical) = ehara. 'Hara koe te tane, he puhi koe naku (M.M. 30).
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