1. (verb) (-a) to nag, complain about, find fault with, henpeck.
Taro ake ka haku a ia i takahia te mana o tōna iwi o Moeraki (TTR 1990:351). / After a time he complained that the rights of his people of Moeraki had been disregarded.
Synonyms: whakakunāwheke
2. (noun) cold, colic.
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