Manahau, manamanahau. 1. a. Cheerful. Ka manahau te tu o te tangata.—I mua ra i aku rangi e manahau ana nei, ora ana te whetu nui o te rangi (S. ii, 72).
2. Exulting, elated. Ka manamanahau Te Whakatohea ki tana atua e haere mai ra.
3. Brisk, active.
4. v.t. Cheer. E whiti, e te ra, e kai ki taku kiri, no mua ra to manahautanga (M. 291).
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