whitawhita - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

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whitawhita

1. (verb) to be eager, urgent, quick, brisk, zealous, full of life, energetic.

Synonyms: ngākaunui, ngangahau, ngākau whiwhita, ngākau whakapuke, whiwhita, ringa tōhau nui, kakama, kama, pepeke, māngi, tere, naho, kamakama, teretere, hihiko, horo, pekepeke, horohoro, hohoro, tūkawikawi, wawewawe

2. (verb) to burn well.

3. (adjective) be eager, urgent, quick, brisk, zealous, full of life, energetic.

4. (noun) eagerness, enthusiasm, zeal, fervour.

Synonyms: wana, matangareka, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, rika, tāwheta, whiwhita, ngākaunui

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