2. (modifier) unflinching, unwavering, resolute, staunch, dogged.
He tangata kiriuka. Te kore kē nei e whakamā i te hē o tana mahi (HJ 2015:207). / A dogged person who will never be embarrassed when he makes a mistake.
Synonyms: pūtohe, niwha, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, pikoni, ū, pūkeke, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke, manawa rahi, ngākau titikaha, rae pakari
3. (noun) fortitude, resolution, pluck.
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
whakakiriūka
1. (verb) to remain firm.
He tika kei te nunumi atu te tira o ngā kaumātua i ngā torouka, engari tēnei anō te hiku e whakakiriūka iho nei, kia āta tirotiro iho ai anō ki te hiki o te waewae o te ope tamariki (HKW 1/1/1901:6). / It's correct that the generation of elders is disappearing out of sight around the headlands, but the rearguard is standing firm, so look carefully at how the youth are treading.
2. (modifier) unflinching, unwavering, resolute, dogged, staunch, undaunted.
Nō ngā whakararu pērā me taua hui ka puta tō te Nāti wairua - he wairua whakakiriūka ahakoa he aha ngā uauatanga, kia ū ko te mahi ki uta (TWK 14:32). / The Nāti (Ngāti Porou) spirit emerged as a result of such problems - an unwavering spirit, despite the difficulties, to complete the task.
Synonyms: rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, manawa rahi, pūtohe, niwha, kiriūka, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, pikoni, ū, pūkeke, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
titikaha
1. (verb) to be steadfast, unwavering, resolute, committed, dedicated, unswerving.
Me titikaha tātou ki te pupuri i tō tātou reo. / We must be resolute in retaining our language.
Synonyms: rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, manawa rahi, pūtohe, niwha, kiriūka, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, whakakiriūka, pikoni, ū, pūkeke, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
2. (noun) steadfastness, commitment, dedication.
Nā te titikaha ōna, ka whawhai ia ki roto i te Kōti Pīra o taua takiwā, kia kaua ia e utu rēti mō ōna anō whenua tupuna (Te Karere 19/8/2016). / Because of her commitment, she has battled in the District Appeal Court that she should not pay rent for her own ancestral land.
pāmārō
1. (verb) to be firm, steady, without hesitation, unwavering, steadfast.
E pāmārō ana tēnei te whakaaro ki te rūri, ki te whakanoho hoki ki te tangata, te takutai ki te taha hauāuru o tēnei motu (TWMNT 21/8/1878:9). / The plan to survey and settle people on the west coast of this island is being firmly implemented.
ngākau titikaha
1. (verb) to be confident, steadfast, unwavering, resolute, committed, dedicated, unswerving.
Kua ngākau titikaha rātou ki te whakawhiti whakaaro ki te reo i nāianei. / They are confident now to exchange ideas in the language.
Synonyms: rae pakari, manawa rahi, pūtohe, niwha, kiriūka, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, pikoni, ū, pūkeke, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
2. (noun) confidence,steadfastness, commitment, dedication.
Tērā tētahi waiata whakaaroha i titoa e te tūrehu, e Pareārohi, i puta tahi ai te ngākau titikaha me te ngākau pōuri (M 2011:74). / A poignant song of pride and regret, composed by the tūrehu Pareārohi, reflects how the human and spirit worlds interacted (M 2011:75).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Synonyms: niwha, tau, whakapau kaha, pūtohe, tohetohe, whakapūmau, pukutohe, ngana, totohe, tohe, pāuaua, mau tūmārō, urupū, pūnoke
manawa rahi
1. (modifier) steadfast, stout-hearted, tolerant, patient, unwavering, resolute, persistent, committed, dedicated, unswerving, staunch, dogged, tolerant.
He ika manawa rahi te tuna. Ka rere tawhiti pāmamao ki te whakaputa uri māna. Ka mahue te noho mai ki te wai tata o Aotearoa nei (HJ 2017:69). / The eel is a stout-hearted fish. It travels to far off places to spawn. It does not remain in the coastal waters of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Synonyms: manawanui, 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
