Surprise

"Surprise" in mi

māharotanga

(feeling that something unexpected has happened)

urumaranga

(attributively: that is unexpected)

komutu

(cause (someone) to feel surprise)

komutu

(do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise)

komutu

(to take unawares, to come on to something unexpectedly)

ninihi

(do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise)

ninihi

(to take unawares, to come on to something unexpectedly)

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