Mano (i). 1. num. Thousand. Ka whati katoa nga matua a nga tuakana, ahakoa kotahi mano kotahi tekau (T. 101). It may be questioned whether the Maoris ever had occasion for exact numeration to so high a figure.
2. Indefinitely large number. Haere ake kotahi te mano o nga waka (T. 41, where a little later the same number is used for the crews). Ka rupeke te mano ra ki runga ki ona waka (T. 41). The word mano is sometimes strengthened by the addition of tini, q.v. Mano tini, an exceedingly great number. Ka whaona te whare e nga tangata, ka mano tini ki roto (T. 61).
3. n. Host. Kei te tuaahu tonu nga mano o Manaia e noho ana (T. 90).
manomano. 1. a. Innumerable. Kei tai e kokoti kino ana i te ngaru tua manomano.
2. n. Horde, swarm. I te ata ka puta nga manomano o nga pa ra (J. xx, 21).
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Mano (ii), n. Interior part, heart. Possibly only in the following expressions: Mano whenua or mano o te whenua, interior, heart of the country. Kua haere koe ki nga mano whenua, kihai koe i mahara ki te roa o te ara (M.M. 66). Kei aua noa atu, kei te mano o te whenua. Wai mano whenua, deep-seated, permanent spring of water. Hau mano whenua, sudden strong blast of wind, regarded as an omen. E waiho ano koe he hau mano whenua (M. 407). Mano wai, deep running water; fig. disaster. I runga ano koe i nga puke rarahi, i raro ano ia i te mano wai (M. cii). He rakau ka hinga ki te mano wai (P. 73). ‖ manawa, 2.
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