hiringa
1. (noun) perseverance, energy, determination, inspiration, vitality.
Nā ōna mōhiotanga, nā tāna atawhai matawhāiti, nā tōna hiringa me tōna mātauranga tōrangapū, i pērā rawa ai te angitu ōna ki tēnei whakatakanga āna (TTR 1996:112). / His intelligence, tact and persistence and political skill brought him considerable success in this mission (DNZB 1996:363).
Synonyms: urupū, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, tohetohe
manawanui
1. (verb) to be steadfast, stout-hearted, tolerant, patient, unwavering, resolute, persistent, committed, dedicated, unswerving, staunch, dogged, tolerant.
Kia manawanui, kua pai haere ō tātou kāinga, kua whānui haere ngā huarahi hei takahanga mā ō koutou waewae e taea ai te mātauranga, te ora mō tō tātou iwi (TP 1/7/1899:6). / Be resolute, our homes are improving, the pathways for our feet to tread to achieve knowledge and well-being for our people have broadened.
See also manawanuitanga
Synonyms: manawa rahi, mānawanawa, tūroro, hāura, urupū, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, niwha, kiriūka, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, ū, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
2. (noun) perseverance, determination, persistence, dedication.
Nā tana noho i runga i te pāmu a te whānau, i mārohirohi ai tana tinana, i pakari hoki ōna whakaaro, i tino kaha hoki tana manawanui (TTR 2000:206). / Because of his life on the family farm his body was strong, his mind was sharp and he was very determined.
Synonyms: urupū, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe
pāuaua
1. (verb) to be strong, persevering, enterprising.
I te whakanohoanga iho o taku puni i konei, rahi rawa te hiahia o aua rangatira tokorua kia takahoa mai ki a au, ā, pāuaua ana rāua ki te mahi i ngā tikanga i manakohia e au (TKM.MM 28/9/1863:15). / Since my camp has been stationed here, both chiefs have very keen to befriend me and they have done their utmost to accommodate my plans.
2. (modifier) strong, persevering, enterprising, determined.
Me anga te titiro ki a ia, hei tuarā kia kaha ake ai tātou ki ngā mea pāuaua (TWMNT 8/6/1875:128). / We must look to Him as support to overcome the difficulties.
3. (noun) persistence, perseverance, enterprise, strength, determination, tenacity.
Ā ko te putanga o tō mātou kaha, me tā mātou pāuaua, ko tēnei whare ātaahua e nohoia nei e tātou (TWMNT 8/6/1875:127). / And the result of our strength and enterprise is this beautiful building in which we are sitting.
Synonyms: tohe, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe, urupū, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau
tohe
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to argue, persist, insist, contend with, press for, persevere, refuse, object, protest, try, dispute.
Otirā i turi te nuinga ki tana kupu, nō reira ka tīkina e ia tana pū hurihuri, ka mea, mehemea ka tohe rātou ka pūhia e ia, turi tonu tētahi o ngā tāngata, pūhia ana e ia ka tū ki te hūwhā (TWMNT 14/5/1873:53). / But the majority were deaf to his statement, and so he went and got his revolver and said that if they persisted he would shoot them and one of the men still would not listen, so he shot him, wounding him in the thigh.
Synonyms: hohota, kupu whakahē, porotēhi, mautohe, porotēhe, takakawe, hotahota, tautotohe, tautohe, tautohetohe, whaiwhairoroa, whakapekapeka, kapurangi, kape, para, whakahoe, whakapeka, whakanau, hawa, huru, ota, takunetanga, whakatoitoi, whakakāhore, taonga, rawa, tohetohe, tarawene, mea, ahanoa
2. (noun) persistence, obstinacy, stubbornness, obduracy.
Kua pukuriri a Te Rangihaeata i te pūtohe o te iwi nei, ka kī ia, he taringa kurī kē pea ō Te Kāeaea i kaha ai te tohe mai (TTR 1990:266). / Te Rangihaeata became angry at the persistence of that tribe and he said that Te Kāeaea must have dog's ears, since he was so obdurate.
3. (noun) perseverance, insistence, argument, persistence, contention, objection.
Ka tuaruatia anō e ia tana tohe kia maha atu ngā mema Māori i te Pāremata (TTR 1994:122). / He also repeated his argument that the number of Māori members in Parliament should be increased.
Synonyms: kupu whakahē, tarawene, nawe, mautohe, whakatoitoi, whakaepaepa, hiringa, tohetohe, mau tūmārō, pūnoke, urupū, pāuaua, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau
4. (noun) 'tonsils' in the mouth of a pūkāea.
tohetohe
1. (verb) (-a) to argue, persist, contend with, press for, persevere, refuse, object, protest.
Ka ikapahi mai ngā kaiako ki tō mātou marae whakawhiti whakaaro ai, tohetohe ai, whiriwhiri tahi ai, whakatau anō ai hoki i ngā take e pā ana ki tō tātau reo. / The teachers came together at our marae to exchange ideas, to argue, to discuss together and to make decisions about matters concerning our language.
Synonyms: whaiwhairoroa, hohota, whakakāhore, mea, tarawene, tohe, rawa, taonga, whakatoitoi, ahanoa, takunetanga, porotēhe, mautohe, porotēhi, kupu whakahē, tautohetohe, tautotohe, takakawe, hotahota, tautohe, kapurangi, kape, para, whakahoe, whakapeka, whakanau, hawa, huru, ota, whakapekapeka
2. (modifier) persistent, obstinate, stubborn.
Nō te hanepītanga o tēnei mahi tohetohe ka whakamātauria mā te ture Pākehā me ana tikanga tōrangapū e whakatikatika (TTR 1990:113). / When this protest activity failed there was an attempt to achieve justice within the Pākehā judicial and political framework.
Synonyms: papamārō, pukutohetohe, taumārō, pake, mōtohe, whakatuturi, hōkeke, whakaturi, taringa pākura, kakī mārō, turi, ngana, makiki, kōioio, whakatete, whakatohe, whātuturi, hoi, kōroiroi, pukutohe, pūkeke, houkeke, upoko mārō, pūtohe, taikaha, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, aumangea, niwaniwa, pakepake, urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke
3. (noun) perseverance, insistence, argument, persistence, contention.
Nā tāna tohetohe mā te pakanga rā anō e parekura te riri, ka riro i a ia te tūranga kaiārahi i ngā kūpapa o reira (TTR 1990:17). / His argument was that there should be a military resolution and he gained the leadership of the pro-government Māori there.
Synonyms: whakapau kaha, urupū, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, manawanui, hiringa, whakapūmau, pūkeke, pukutohe, totohe, pūtohe
4. (noun) uvula.
Tētahi tohu o te tīmatanga kohi, ko te mā o te pito whakamuri o runga o te waha, o te tohetohe (TTT 1/8/1929:1053). / One of the symptoms of the onset of tuberculosis is white on the back part of the top of the mouth, of the uvula.
5. (noun) 'tonsils' in the mouth of a pūkāea.
6. (noun) reed.
Ka puta ōna oro i te pupuhi hau ki te tapa o tētahi puare, hei whakatōiri rānei i tētahi tohetohe (RTP 2015:77). / Its sound comes from blowing air on the edge of a hole, or by causing a reed to vibrate.
2. (noun) effort, resolve, exploits, determination, tenacity, doggedness, perseverance.
hohota
1. (verb) to persist, persevere, push on.
Ahakoa kāore ā mātou mahi e tautokona e te kāwanatanga, ka hohota tonu mātou. / Although our work isn't supported by the government, we continue to persevere.
Synonyms: tohe, whaiwhairoroa, tohetohe, tautohetohe, tautohe, tautotohe, hotahota, takakawe
mau tūmārō
1. (noun) persistence, perseverance, determination, diligence, doggedness, tenacity.
Ko taku ritenga e hoatu ana mō tēnei kupu mō 'mahi', ko te mau tūmārō o te whakaaro ki te mahi, ko te mau tūmārō o te mahi me te totohe ki te mahi (TTT 1/2/1925:179). / The definition that I provide for this word 'work' is perseverance in attitude to work, determination in work and persistence in doing the task.
Synonyms: urupū, pūnoke, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau
pūnoke
1. (modifier) persevering, persistent.
Tērā te pūngāwerewere i piki noa kia eke ia ki te pātū o te whare, ā, kāore ia i eke. Heoi, tohe pūnoke tonu ana, kātahi ka eketia tana wāhi i tohe ai (TWMNT 11/8/1874:199). / There is the spider that climbed the wall of the house, but was unsuccessful. However, it persevered and eventually reached the place it was striving for.
Synonyms: urupū, pāuaua, whakatohe, manawa rahi, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe
2. (noun) perseverance, persistence, determination, tenacity, doggedness.
I ēnei rā kua āhua waimeha haere noa iho te tikanga o ēnei kupu, 'te ū ki te kaupapa', nā te auau pea o te kōrerotia e wai rā, ahakoa pēhea nei te kaha o te pūnoke (HM 4/1993:8). / These days the meaning of these words 'te ū ki te kaupapa' (loyal to the cause) has become somewhat weakened, perhaps because it is spoken so frequently by anybody, and no matter what the strength of the determination is.
Synonyms: urupū, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau
urupū
1. (adjective) be diligent, persevering, persistent, assiduous, conscientious.
Kātahi ka ngana ki te whakauru atu i aua mea nei ki te taha o ā rātau tikanga o nehe; he urupū nō rātau ki ō rātau ture, i ētahi wā nei tautohetohe ai rātau ko ngā mihingare (TTR 1994:57). / Then they tried to integrate those things with traditional customs, and their adherence to their laws sometimes caused conflict between them and the missionaries.
Synonyms: pūnoke, pāuaua, whakatohe, manawa rahi, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe
2. (modifier) diligent, persevering, persistent, assiduous, conscientious.
Heoi anō koutou o Ngā Puhi-nui-tonu, te whānau urupū ki te whakarite i tā tātou hui-ā-tau, aroha mai ki a mātou o tēnei moka o te whenua, e pōrearea haere nei (HM 2/1992:3). / However you of the whole of Ngā Puhi, the diligent extended family in arranging our annual gathering, be kind to us of this end of the country who are being bothersome.
3. (noun) diligence, perseverance, persistence, tenacity.
Me uaua i ēnei wā e kitea ai tētahi hunga pēnei i tēnei te urupū ki te mahi ā tō noa te rā. Aoake, i pērā anō (HM 4/1993:8). / It would be difficult these days to find a group as diligent as this right until the sun had set. Next day they were the same again.
Synonyms: pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau
ngana
1. (verb) to be eager, obstinate, persistent, strong, brave.
I ngana kaha ia kia piri ake ngā hononga i waenganui i ngā hōia tūturu, hōia harangotengote me te iwi whānui hoki (TTR 2000:155). / He actively promoted a closer relationship between the regular soldiers and territorial forces and the civilian community (DNZB 2000:416).
Synonyms: whakatete, whakatohe, whātuturi, hoi, kōroiroi, pukutohe, pūkeke, houkeke, upoko mārō, papamārō, hōkeke, whakatuturi, mōtohe, pake, taumārō, pukutohetohe, pakepake, whakaturi, taringa pākura, kakī mārō, tohetohe, turi, makiki, kōioio, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, aumangea, niwaniwa, urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe
2. (noun) determination, persistence, tenacity, perseverance, pluck, endeavour.
Ahakoa te ngana o Te Paea rāua ko Pātara Te Tuhi, kaitohutohu a te Kīngi, kia mau te rongo, he aha te aha (TTR 1994:151). / Despite the endeavours of Te Paea and Pātara Te Tuhi, the King's adviser, to maintain peace it was to no avail.
Synonyms: hohore, kōwhaki, hautoa, para, kato, kiriūka, muru, koromaki, urupū, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, manawanui, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau, pūtohe
