matangareka
1. (verb) to be keen, ardent, avid, enthusiastic, anxious.
Matangareka rawa atu ia ki ngā mahi tākaro, he toa kē nei ia ki te kauhoe me te purei whutupaoro (TTR 2000:99). / He was a keen sportsman, and excelled at swimming and rugby.
Synonyms: tūkari, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, kōkeko, hīkaka, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui, kōtaratara
2. (noun) enthusiasm, keenness, zeal.
Ahakoa te matangareka o tana āwhina i ngā mahi tango whenua a Airini, i whakakāhoretia e ia te wira (TTR 1994:18) . / Despite his enthusiasm in assisting to acquire Airini's land, he refused to accept the bequest.
Synonyms: whakaongaonga, kaikaha, rika, tāwheta, whiwhita, ngākaunui, wana, whitawhita, ngākau whakapuke
2. (loan) (noun) spur.
3. (loan) (noun) motivation, drive, enthusiasm, impetus.
Ko tā te Taura Whiri i mīharo ai, i tūrangahakoa ai, ko te kī mai a te nuinga kia kaua e whakangorua te taura, engari ia kia rite tonu te kipakipa, te akiaki i a rātou kia hōhonu ake, kia tika ake ō rātou reo (HM 4/1993:8). / The Māori Language Commission were amazed and delighted with the statement by the majority that they should not slacken the rope, but they should maintain the motivation and the urgency to deepen and improve the accuracy of their language skills.
Synonyms: whakarika, whakahihikotanga
2. (modifier) vigorous, strenuous, strong.
Ko te ritenga tēnei o ngā hapū Māori ina tautohetohe ki te whenua - he whakaekeeke ki te whawhai, ā riro ana te papa i te hunga uekaha ki te pana atu i te hoariri (TKM.MM 12/2/1863:2). / This was the custom of the Māori tribes in disputes over land - they would engage in warfare, with the stronger party achieving the victory and driving out the enemy.
3. (noun) vigour, energy, dynamism, enthusiasm.
Ungā ai e ngā rangatira o Waikato whakararo i runga i te uekaha, whakaaetia ana ngā parakimete e rua, ko tētahi, ka whakanohoia ki Whāingaroa, ko tetahi ki Taupari, Waikato, ki te Awa (AO 16/12/1862:1). / As a result of vigorous urging by the chiefs of lower Waikato, two blacksmiths have been secured, one to be located at Raglan, and the other at Taupari, Waikato River.
2. (modifier) quick, ready, zealous, eager, enthusiastic.
Nui atu i te ono putu te roa o Rongowhakaata, ā, he āhua manawa reka nei tōna, he mata ratarata, whiwhita anō hoki te titiro (TTR 1998:58). / Rongowhakaata was over six feet tall, a humorous man with a gentle and eager look.
See also ngākau whiwhita
Synonyms: ngākau whakapuke, ngangahau, ngākaunui, whitawhita, ringa tōhau nui, ngākau whiwhita, riterite, atamai, rite, reri, takatū, naho, kamakama, teretere, hihiko, horo, pekepeke, horohoro, hohoro, tūkawikawi, wawewawe, tere, māngi, pepeke, kama, kakama
3. (noun) fanaticism, zeal, keenness, fervor, dedication, enthusiasm.
I te taenga o te kaituhi a Mark Twain ki Whanganui i te tekau tau atu i 1890, ka whakatakariri a ia mō ngā kupu o te tuhinga i te whakapakoko e kī ana ‘he whiwhita, he mohoao’ ngā iwi o te pito whakarunga o te awa i ātete i te noho a te Pākehā (Te Ara 2014). / When he visited Whanganui in the 1890s, the writer Mark Twain was incensed by the text of the memorial, which referred to the ‘fanaticism and barbarism’ of the upper river tribes, who opposed Pākehā settlement.
Synonyms: whakaongaonga, ngākaunui, matangareka, whitawhita, kaikaha, rika, ngākau whakapuke, tāwheta, wana
hemonga
1. (noun) death.
Te āhua nei i whānau mai a Te Mātorohanga i te whakapaunga o te rau tau mai i 1700, i te tīmatanga rānei o te rau tau mai i 1800, ina hoki kua huri kē ngā turi ki muri i ngā taringa i tōna hemonga i mua tata atu i Ākuhata i te tau 1876 (TTR 1994:147). / It is likely that Te Mātorohanga was born in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, as he was an old man when he died just before August 1876.
2. (noun) object of desire, obsession, passion, enthusiasm.
Me pēhea te ārai atu i te whakatoi a te tamaiti porohīanga, ina kite atu i ngā waewae hapehape me ngā tuarā hake, me ētahi ake āhua mate. He hemonga hoki tērā nō te tamaiti porohianga, e whakatoi i ngā mea pērā, hei rekareka māna (TTT 1/1/1925:171). / How should one stop a mischievous child's teasing when he sees people who are lame, have humpbacks and other types of ailments. That's an obsession of a mischievous child, to tease ones like that for his own enjoyment.
Synonyms: whakamaimoa, kakare, awata, wana, ihiihi
2. (modifier) eager, impatient, progressive, keen.
Taka rawa ki te tau 1929, kua tau kē te whakaaro o Ngata ko Tonga Mahuta te kaiārahi kaikaha hei ako i a Waikato ki ngā mea e taea ana e rātou, e pā ana ki te whakahaere i ō rātou whenua (TTR 1996:82). / By 1929 Ngata had decided that Tonga Mahuta was a progressive leader who would teach Waikato the things they could achieve in the way of managing their land.
Synonyms: kōtaratara, tūkari, ngākau whakapuke, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, matangareka, kōkeko, hīkaka, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui
3. (noun) eagerness, impatience, progressiveness, keeness, zeal, enthusiasm, verve.
Ka whakanohoia mai ko tētahi Māori kāore i pērā rawa i a ia te kaikaha (TTR 2000:. / Another Māori who was not as controversial as him, was put in place.
Synonyms: ngākau whakapuke, rika, tāwheta, whiwhita, ngākaunui, wana, matangareka, whitawhita
ngangahau
1. (verb) to be active, spirited, zealous, vibrant, vivacious, lively, animated.
Nā te mea he tino hē rawa atu te nuinga o ngā wāhi noho o ngā kaikuti hipi Māori, i ngangahau ai a Tūtaki ki te whakapai ake i te āhuatanga noho o aua wāhi (TTR 1996:263). / Because the living quarters of the Māori shearers was so abysmal, Tūtaki was active in working to improve the living conditions of of those places.
Synonyms: ringa tōhau nui, ngākaunui, whitawhita, ngākau whiwhita, ngākau whakapuke, whiwhita, pākahukahu, ngākau hihiko, hihiri, hihiko, hauoraora
2. (modifier) active, spirited, zealous, vibrant, vivacious, lively, animated.
I noho tonu mai a Rina hai mema ngangahau mō te Rōpū Wāhine Toko i te Ora (TTR 2000:191). / Ruru remained an active member of the Māori Women’s Welfare League.
3. (noun) exuberance, liveliness, high spirits, enthusiasm, vitality, vigour, zest, eagerness, effervescence, vivacity.
Nā te kakama o tōna hinengaro me te ngangahau kē nei o tōna ngākau, i takina ake ai a Whina e tana matua hei tamaiti makau, piki tūranga mōna (TTR 2000:36). / Whina’s precociousness combined with her vivacity led her father to treat her as his favourite child and successor (DNZB 2000:112).
rika
1. (verb) to be eager, impatient.
I muri iho i tēnei tohatohanga ihupuku o ngā whenua tāpui o Te Waipounamu, ka kihirua ngā whakaaro o Te Tipa, ā, ka rika ki te āwhina i a Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1990:351). / After his parsimonious allocation of South Island reserves, Mantell had a change of heart, and became eager to assist Ngāi Tahu.
2. (noun) enthusiasm, eagerness, zeal, earnestness, keenness, fervour.
Nā te koi o tōna hinengaro me te nui o ōna mōhiotanga, tae noa ki tōna rika ki te whakamoe i ngā tikanga tawhito ki ngā tikanga o te ao hou, ka noho hei mea mīharo mā te tini (TTR 1994:181). / His sharp intellect, wide knowledge, and his enthusiasm to fuse traditional practices with the ways of the modern world made him an influential figure.
Synonyms: whakaongaonga, kaikaha, tāwheta, whiwhita, ngākau whakapuke, wana, matangareka, whitawhita, ngākaunui
2. (noun) enthusiasm, interest, motivation.
Nā ana pūmanawa ki te whaikōrero, ki te whakahua kupu whakarite, ki te whakatauākī hoki, i taea ai rātou e ia te whakarika kia aro atu (TTR 1996:143). / Through his oratorical skills and his ability to speak in metaphor and cite proverbs he was able to interest them to take notice.
Synonyms: kipakipa, whakahihikotanga
uakaha
1. (verb) to be vigorous, forceful, energetic.
Ki a au, ki taku whakaaro mātauranga ā-rata, nā reira a ia i mate ai, he mea taimaha pea te patu i patua ai, i uakaha rānei te patu (MM.TKM 1/5/1855:8). / In my opinion, and with my knowledge as a doctor, the reason he died was probably from a heavy or vigorous blow from a weapon.
2. (modifier) vigorous, strenuous, strong.
3. (noun) vigour, energy, dynamism, enthusiasm.
whitawhita
1. (verb) to be eager, urgent, quick, brisk, zealous, full of life, energetic.
I tō mātou ake whenua, tino nui rawa atu te ngahere, engari he nui tonu ngā painga i puta mai ki te whānau ake, he whitawhita hoki a Pāpā ki ēnei mea, ki te mahi ahuwhenua (TWK 43:14). / On our own land there was a great amount of forest, but there was a great deal of benefit that accrued to the family and Dad was energetic about his farming.
Synonyms: ngākaunui, ngangahau, ngākau whiwhita, ngākau whakapuke, whiwhita, ringa tōhau nui, kakama, kama, pepeke, māngi, tere, naho, kamakama, teretere, hihiko, horo, pekepeke, horohoro, hohoro, tūkawikawi, wawewawe
2. (verb) to burn well.
Nā, koirā pea te wāhi ki a koutou - ko koutou nā hoki kei te pae o te riri, kei te mura o te ahi, ā, ko te whakatau mā koutou ko te ahi rānei me tīnei, ko te ahi rānei me tūtakitaki kia mura tonu ai, ahakoa pūrēhua noa iho nei, ahakoa whitawhita rānei (HM 3/1995). / Now, perhaps that is your part - you who are at the battle front in the thick of it, and it is for you to decide whether the fire should be extinguished or allowed to continue to burn, whether it just flickers or burns well.
3. (adjective) be eager, urgent, quick, brisk, zealous, full of life, energetic.
He nui tonu ngā painga i puta mai ki te whānau ake, he whitawhita hoki a Pāpā ki ēnei mea, ki te mahi ahuwhenua (TWK 43:14). / There are quite a few benefits that come to the family and Dad was zealous in farming tasks.
4. (noun) eagerness, enthusiasm, zeal, fervour.
Hāunga ia te whitawhita, ā tōna wā tērā kia mārō ake nei te haere (HM 1/1999:2). / But apart from the enthusiasm, in time it will become firmly established.
Synonyms: wana, matangareka, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, rika, tāwheta, whiwhita, ngākaunui
tāwheta
1. (verb) to lie in a heap, writhe.
Kua tāwheta te mahi a te taewa, e kore e pau i te hui (TP 3/1913:3). / So many potatoes are heaped up, they wouldn't all be consumed at the gathering.
Synonyms: kāike, pūhangaiti, kāika, tihi, putu, whakaputu, pūkei, pūranga, haupū, pū, pūkai, haipū, pīhangaiti, tāwhetawheta, kāuki
2. (modifier) eagerly, restlessly.
He aha te pai o te tupeka i rere tāwheta ai te tangata ki te kai? (KO 16/5/1882:3). / What use is tobacco that people rush eagerly to consume?
Synonyms: whakariuka
3. (noun) eagerness, enthusiasm, zeal, fervour.
Heoi anō rā te tāwheta nui o te rangatahi! (Kāretu 2017). / Oh well, that's the enthusiasm of the young!
Synonyms: kaikaha, rika, whiwhita, ngākaunui, wana, matangareka, whitawhita, ngākau whakapuke
2. (verb) (-tia) to annoy, irritate.
Ko tētehi o ngā kaupapa tōrangapū a tēnei Hāhi, ko te whakapono mā te whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi e ea ai ngā mamae e pā ana ki te whenua me ētehi atu kaupapa e whakaongaonga rā i te Māori (TTR 1998:55). / One of the political policies of this Church, is the belief that the ratification of the Treaty of Waitangi would help resolve grievances over land and other issues annoying the Māori.
3. (noun) enthusiasm, keenness.
Nui rawa atu hoki te whakaongaonga, te harakoa o ngā pakeke mō ngā whakaaturanga o ngā tae ātaahua e kōramuramu ana i runga o te pae i ngā ata o ēnei pō e rima (WT 2013:48). / The elders were really enthusiastic and happy about the displays of beautiful colours shining on the horizon in the mornings of these five nights.
Synonyms: rika, matangareka, whiwhita, ngākau whakapuke
ngākau whakapuke
1. (verb) to be enthusiastic, interested, keen, zealous.
Ahakoa ngākau whakapuke ana te oti i a ia o te whakarite i ngā moni hai whakatū whare me ērā atu painga anō mō ngā hōia o tōna ake kamupene, kakari kē ana te Tari Whakanohonoho ki te aukati i āna mahi (TTR 1998:189). / Despite being enthusiastic in arranged housing loans and other benefits for the soldiers of his own company the Rehabilitation Department attempted to curb his activity.
Synonyms: whiwhita, ringa tōhau nui, ngākaunui, ngangahau, whitawhita, ngākau whiwhita, kōtaratara, tūkari, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, matangareka, kōkeko, hīkaka, takawhita
2. (noun) enthusiasm, interest, gusto, keenness, zeal.
I rite anō ki āna mahi o mua rā te kaha me te ngākau whakapuke o Hāmiora ki te mahi i te katoa o ēnei mahi āna (TTR 1996:95). / The energy and enthusiasm that Hāmiora undertook all of this work was just the same as he has always undertaken his tasks.
Synonyms: kaikaha, rika, tāwheta, whiwhita, ngākaunui, wana, matangareka, whitawhita, whakaongaonga
