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Whakamā

[wha-ka-maa]

adjective

LanguageMāori (New Zealand)

Meaning
  1. Shy/Embarrassed
Examples

He pēpi whakamā tōku irāmutu.

My nephew is a shy baby.

Pronunciationwha-ka-maa

Part of speechadjective

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