arohan.
/ˈʌrɔːhɑː/, /əˈrəʊhɑː/, U.S. /ˈərəˌhɑ/, /əˈroʊˌhɑ/, New Zealand English /ˈʌrohʌ/, /ˈʌroːhʌː/, /əˈrʌuhʌː/ New Zealand.
Chiefly in Maori contexts: love, affection; warmth of feeling; an instance of this. Cf. aloha n.
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the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun]
lovingeOE
cherte?c1225
amoura1300
dearnessc1320
affectionc1384
homelinessc1384
kindnessc1390
affect1440
gleimc1449
regard?1533
infection1600
affectation1607
fonding1640
endearedness1654
charities1667
endearment1709
affectuosity1730
affectionateness1751
fondliness1821
grá1833
aroha1846
1846 New Zealander 3 Jan. 3/3 In the course of time, this thing is desired, that thing is asked for: till you find yourself a considerable loser by their aroha, and secretly acknowledge that you have allowed yourself to be duped.
1863 R. Maunsell Let. 28 May in H. E. R. L. Wily & H. Maunsell Robert Maunsell (1938) 150 Now, dearest George, adieu. All send much aroha.
1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 90 That tender yearning of the heart, that mystery, which answers to the call of ‘Aroha’ (love).
1971 A. Drummond Auckland Jrnls. Vicesimus Lush 265 Mary Anne Parker..emerges from this journal..as a remarkable woman in many ways, with an aroha for the Maori people that is remembered still.
1978 Islands Aug. 13 Please offer my warmest aroha to Miss Gilhooly, and thank her for looking after you so well.
2011 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 11 Mar. After last year's September 4 earthquake, Ferndale School in the Christchurch suburb of Merivale felt aroha from across the country.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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