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totohe

1. (verb) (tohea) to argue, quarrel, squabble, contend, contest.

I te tau 1844, ka totohe a Te Rangiuia kia rua utunga a Baker mō wētahi papa rākau (TTR 1990:293). / In 1844 Te Rangiuia insisted on Baker paying him twice for some timber.

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2. (noun) dispute, argument, quarrel.

I whakamatea rāua e Te Māhurehure o Waimā i tētahi totohe ā rātou (TTR 1990:116). / They were killed by the Te Māhurehure hapū of Waimā in a dispute.

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Synonyms: pākani, ngangau, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, tautohe, taututetute, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, tautotohe, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, whewhei, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu, tautohetohe


3. (noun) persistence.

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.

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Synonyms: urupū, pūnoke, pūtohe, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau, 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.

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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.

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Synonyms: urupū, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe

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).

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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.

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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

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.

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Synonyms: urupū, pūnoke, whakatohe


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.

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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.

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Synonyms: tohe, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe, urupū, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau

pikoni

1. (verb) to beg, worry persistently.

Ehara i te hanga tāu mahi ki te pikoni i te ahi nei, ā mate noa iho (W 1971:281). / It's not much of a task to worry about this fire until it dies.

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2. (modifier) persistent, indefatigable, unflagging, determined, dogged, resolute.

He wahine pikoni ia ki te whawhai mō te reo Māori. / She is a resolute woman in fighting for the Māori language.

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Synonyms: urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, niwha, kiriūka, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, ū, pukunanaiore, tōkeke

pukutohe

1. (stative) be persistent, obstinate, unrelenting, importunate.

Kātahi te kīngi ka kī, "E hoa mā, e ngā rangatira, e kore au e pukutohe, taku kotahi, ki a koutou katoa." (TWMNT 6/4/1875:75). / Then the king replied, " Gentlemen, I will not be so obstinate as to hold my opinion alone against you all."

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Synonyms: tohetohe, urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe


2. (modifier) persistent, obstinate, unrelenting.

Nāwai ā, ka hōhā haere ngā tāngata ki te mahi pukutohe tonu a Koromopahi (TWMNT 26/1/1875:18). / After a while people tired of the persistence of Columbus.

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Synonyms: kōioio, makiki, ngana, turi, tohetohe, kakī mārō, taringa pākura, whakaturi, hoi, kōroiroi, pūkeke, houkeke, upoko mārō, papamārō, hōkeke, whakatuturi, mōtohe, pake, taumārō, pukutohetohe, whātuturi, whakatohe, whakatete


3. (noun) obstinacy, persistence, tenacity, stubbornness, determination, intransigence.

Kua nui rawa tōna whakatakariri mō ōna mate i a koutou, arā mō te nui o ana tāngata i mate me te nui o ana moni i whakapaua i runga i te pukutohe me te kaha o ngā tāngata o Karahi ki te riri (TWMNT 6/4/1875:74). / He is mightily enraged for the problems you have caused him, that is for so many lives and so much money that it has cost him because of the obstinacy of the Calesians' defence.

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Synonyms: kōioio, tūkaha, tohe, pūkeke, ngana, totohe, pāuaua, mau tūmārō, pūtohe, urupū, pūnoke, tohetohe, whakapūmau

taikaha

1. (verb) to be stubborn, persistent, violent, strict, severe, hard-nosed, stern, harsh, forceful.

I taikaha ngā kupu a te Pirimia, a Peneti, mō Worrall (TP 8/1906:1). / The words of the Premier, Bent, about Worrall were harsh.

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Synonyms: manawa rahi, pūnoke, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, urupū, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe, pukutohe


2. (modifier) stubborn, persistent, violent, strict, severe, hard-nosed, stern, harsh, forceful.

Ka oho rā ngā mātāpuputu, ka noho toheriri ki te tū taikaha a ngā taitama nei, ā, nāwai, nāwai, tere tonu te ngaro atu o taua rōpū nei (TTR 1996:138). / The elders were taken aback and hostile with the assertiveness of the young men and after some time that group quickly disappeared.

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3. (noun) severity, harshness, sternness.

Ko te piki me te heke o te reo, tae atu ki te taikaha, te ngāwari rānei o te whiu, tētahi mea nui e whakaata ana pēhea rā ngā whakaaro o te kaikōrero, arā, e whiua ana te kupu i runga i te ngākau pai, te ngākau kino, pēhea kē rānei (HKK 1999:7). / The rising or lowering of the voice, including the harshness or softness of the delivery, is an important thing reflecting the thoughts of the speaker, that is, is what is being said being delivered with a kind heart, a nasty attitude, or whatever.

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Synonyms: pākaha


4. (noun) violence.

Ko ngā āwangawanga e kōrero nuitia ana ko te whakaata i te taikaha, i te ai me te tū tahanga, me te kangakanga (RT 2013:70). / The concerns being discussed widely are the showing of violence, sexual acts and nudity, and swearing.

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tautohe

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to contend, argue, persist, haggle, contest, quarrel.

I tautohe hoki a Tamatea mā ki tētahi tangata, ko Ruakerepeti te ingoa, kia riro i a rāua a Rangaunu (JPS 1924:223). / Tamatea and his companion had a dispute with a man, named Ruakerepeti, because they wished to own Rangaunu.

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Synonyms: tautohetohe, tautotohe, hotahota, hohota, takakawe, whaiwhairoroa, tohetohe, tohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, whewhei, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu, pākani, ngangau, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, taututetute, totohe


2. (modifier) of protest, protesting, contesting.

Kāre anō a Tūmate kia tau noa ki Te Ūpoko-o-te-Ika, ka tae atu tētehi reta tautohe ki te Pirimia a Tarapīpipi Taingākawa Tāmehana Te Waharoa, te kaiwhakawahi kīngi tuatoru (TTR 1998:95). / Tūmate had not yet arrived in Wellington when a letter of protest reached the prime minister. It was by Tarapīpipi Taingākawa Tāmehana Te Waharoa, the third kingmaker.

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Synonyms: mautohe


3. (noun) dispute, quarrel, argument, disagreement.

I te tau 1848, i ngā tautohe whenua a Ngāti Whakaue rāua ko Tūhourangi, ka inoia e ia kia tau te rangimārie (TTR 1990:10). / In 1848 he pleaded for peace between Ngāti Whakaue and Tūhourangi over land disputes.

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tautohetohe

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to contend with each other, persist, argue, debate, haggle, quarrel.

E rima hāora me te hāwhe te Hīnota Tianara e tautohetohe ana mō tēnei mōtini, ā, kātahi anō ka pāhi (TTT 1/5/1928:774). / General Synod were debating this motion for five and a half hours, and then it finally passed.

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See also tautotohe

Synonyms: tohe, tautohe, tautotohe, hotahota, hohota, takakawe, whaiwhairoroa, tohetohe, pākani, ngangau, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, taututetute, totohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, whewhei, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu


2. (modifier) controversial, contentious, divisive, debatable.

He tangata manganga, he tangata tautohetohe te tangata nei a Ngāpipi Rēweti (TTR 1996:163). / Ngāpipi Rēweti was an enigmatic and controversial figure.

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3. (noun) dispute, quarrel, argument, disagreement.

He maha ā rātau tautohetohe i waenganui i a rātau mō ō rātau tika (TTT 1/6/1922:7). / They have many disputes amongst themselves about their rights.

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4. (noun) debate.

Ko tētahi o ngā take nui o te Pāremata ināia tata nei, ko te tautohetohe o ngā mema mō te Paipera kia whakaaetia kia kōrerotia i roto i ngā kura Kāwanatanga o te motu (TTT 1/10/1927:695). / One of the important topics of Parliament recently was the members' debate concerning the Bible that it be allowed to be read in the public schools of the country.

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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.

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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.

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Synonyms: whakaioio, kōioio, tūkaha, pukutohe


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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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tarariki

1. (modifier) keenly felt, bitterly, distressingly, heartbreakingly, heart-rendingly.

Nā konei, e Mate, te ngau tarariki nei, te kai ngoto nei o te aroha i te ngākau, tē taea te aha (HM 4/2009:4). / As a result, Mate, love bites keenly and deeply, and there is nothing that can be done.

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2. (noun) persistent drizzling rain.

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.

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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.

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Synonyms: urupū, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau

takakawe

1. (verb) to strive, persist, endeavour, try hard.

Me takakawe tahi tāua ki te whakaoti i tēnei mahi uaua. / You and I must both strive to complete this difficult task.

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Synonyms: tohe, tautohetohe, tautohe, tautotohe, hotahota, hohota, whaiwhairoroa, tohetohe

hunga mautohe

1. (noun) protestors, demonstrators, group of people who oppose something persistently.

Kua taupiripiri te aroākapa o te hunga mautohe, i tā rātou hīkoi atu ki te whare pāremata (PK 2008:892). / The front row of the protestors clasped one another around the waist as they marched to the parliament building.

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Synonyms: hanga mautohe

unene

1. (verb) to beg persistently.

E kore ēnei iwi e rua, a Ngā Puhi rāua ko Te Rarawa, e unene ki te Kāwanatanga kia homai he kai, he parāoa, he huka, he tī, nō te mea kei te ora ngā tāngata i te hua o te kūmara, o te pārete, o te kānga, o te tini noa atu o ngā kai e kī ai te kōpū (TWMNT 25/7/1876:173). / These two tribes of Ngā Puhi and Te Rarawa will not beg the Government for food, for flour, sugar, and tea to be provided, because the people live on the abundance of kūmara, potatoes, maize, and countless other things that fill their bellies.

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2. (modifier) begging, pleading.

Tahuri mai tōu taringa, e Ihowā, ki taku inoi: whakarongo ki tōku reo unene (PT Nga Waiata 86:6). / Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

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Synonyms: whakakuene

ungaunga

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to urge persistently, urge insistently.

Tokorua ētahi wāhine Māori tūpakeke tonu kei te ungaunga i ngā kōtiro Māori o ngā takiwā o Ākarana o raro mai kia haere ki te tāone ka whakawhiwhia ki te mahi (TTT 1/8/1929:1039). / Two particular Māori women who are quite mature are urging Māori girls of the northern Auckland region to go to the city for work.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Synonyms: pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau

whaiwhairoroa

1. (verb) to persevere, persist.

E whaiwhairoroa nei koutou ki te pana i te iwi nei (W 1971:485). / You will persist in driving out this tribe.

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Synonyms: tohe, hohota, tohetohe, tautohetohe, tautohe, tautotohe, hotahota, takakawe

pūkeke

1. (verb) to be determined, resolute, unwavering, dogged, indomitable, strong-minded, tenacious, unyielding.

Nā taua ture anō i whakangāwari ngā mahi a ērā e pūkeke ana ki te pāmu i waimarie rā he whenua tonu ō rātou (TTR 1994:14). / That law also facilitated the work of those who were determined to farm and were fortunate enough to still have their land.

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Synonyms: whakakiriūka, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, manawa rahi, pūtohe, niwha, kiriūka, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, pikoni, ū, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke


2. (adjective) be determined, obstinate, dogged, persistent, steadfast, strong-minded, tenacious, unyielding.

He wahine pukumahi a Te Paea, he niwha, he pūkeke (TTR 1996:22). / Te Paea was a hardworking woman, resolute and determined.

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Synonyms: urupū, pakepake, niwaniwa, aumangea, pikoni, hihiri, manawanui, pūtohe, taikaha, pūnoke, manawa rahi, kōioio, makiki, ngana, turi, taringa pākura, tohetohe, whakaturi, kakī mārō, pukutohetohe, taumārō, pake, mōtohe, whakatuturi, hōkeke, papamārō, upoko mārō, houkeke, pukutohe, kōroiroi, hoi, whātuturi, whakatohe, whakatete


3. (modifier) determined, obstinate, dogged, persistent, steadfast, strong-minded, tenacious, unyielding.

He ākonga pūkeke a Wī Repa, ā, āta pū noa tōna mātauranga, ehara i te mea whakakitekite (TTR 1996:277). / Wī Repa was a determined student, and his academic progress was solid rather than spectacular.

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4. (noun) determination, resolve, grit, fortitude, persistence, tenacity, tenaciousness.

Nō tana pūkeke kia whakapaitia ake ai te oranga me te hauora o te Māori, nāna anō i tīmata anō te komiti Māori o Whakatū (TTR 2000:80). / Because of his determination to improve the well-being and the health of Māori, he reactivated the Nelson Māori committee.

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Synonyms: niwha, tau, whakapau kaha, pūtohe, tohetohe, whakapūmau, pukutohe, ngana, totohe, tohe, pāuaua, mau tūmārō, urupū, pūnoke

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