kamakama
1. (stative) be quick, eager, keen, nimble.
E hoa mā, kia kamakama, kua maoa ā tātou pēkana me ngā hēki! / Hey guys, hurry up, our bacon and eggs are cooked!
Synonyms: kakama, tūkawikawi, whiwhita, pepeke, māngi, tere, naho, teretere, whitawhita, hihiko, horo, pekepeke, horohoro, hohoro, wawewawe, tūkari, kōtaratara, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika, ihupuku, matangareka, kōkeko, hīkaka, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui, ngākau whakapuke
ringa kamakama
1. (noun) light-fingered person, pickpocket, shoplifter, thief.
Kia tūpato ki taua wahine, he ringa kamakama. I panaia ia i tana mahi i tērā tau. / Be careful with that woman, she's a light-fingered person. She was fired from her job last year.
Synonyms: kaiā
