hihiko
1. (verb) to be quick, brisk, cheerful, inspired, energetic, spirited, lively, invigorated.
I hihiko ngā iwi Māori ki te tuku i ā rātou tamariki, ki te kohi moni hoki hei oranga mō ngā hōia (KO 30/9/1919:7). / The Māori tribes were quick to send children and to collect money for the welfare of the soldiers.
Synonyms: pākahukahu, ngākau hihiko, hihiri, hauoraora, ngangahau, kakama, kama, pepeke, māngi, tere, naho, kamakama, teretere, whitawhita, horo, pekepeke, horohoro, hohoro, tūkawikawi, wawewawe, whiwhita
2. (noun) speed, alacrity, swiftness.
Ka nui te hihiko o te iwi ki te kohi moni mā ngā minita (TP 2/1910:6) / The people collected money for the ministers with great alacrity.
ngākau hihiko
1. (noun) be lively, spirited, switched on, ebullient, cheerful.
Hei kaiāwhina a Mēpara Mangakāhia mā Ella Leslie, kātahi kē nei te wahine matatau, ngākau hihiko rawa atu ko tēnei (TTR 1998:102). / Mable Mangakahia was assistant to Ella Leslie, an intelligent and ebullient character.
Synonyms: pākahukahu, hihiri, hihiko, hauoraora, ngangahau
