kakapa
1. (verb) to throb, palpitate, flutter, quiver.
Ka pūhia ana e te hau, e rite ana ki te kakapa o te manawa i te aroha (M 2004:48). / When the wind blows it's like the quivering of the heart in love.
Synonyms: mokohiti, kapakapatū, whētuki, mokowhiti, hotohoto, kūreperepe, oioi, rū, kārohirohi, kapakapa, wanawana, wiriwiri, whakakakapa, ore, māueue, māwewe, kereū, tāwariwari, tīkorikori, aroarohaki, arowhaki, arohaki, oreore, ārohirohi, ngāoraora, ngaue
kakapa manawa
1. (noun) pulse, heartbeat.
Piki ai te kakapa manawa ina hiahia te tinana kia nui ake te hāora me ngā taiora e taetae atu ana ki ōna wāhi e tika ana, pērā i ngā wā korikori (RP 2009:275). / The pulse climbs when the body needs more oxygen and nutrients to reach the appropriate place, such as at times of activity.
Synonyms: panapana o te manawa
