hīkaka
1. (verb) (-ia,-tia) to be rash, brisk, eager, overeager, keen.
I reira te Rōpū Reipa o Aotearoa e hīkaka ana ki te whakanui atu i te hunga tautoko mai i a rātou (TTR 1998:105). / The New Zealand Labour Party were there and were keen to expand the number of supporters.
Synonyms: makitatanga, remurere, hakihaki, pokerenoa, mahaki, kōpukupuku, kauhikahika, waihakihaki, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, matangareka, kōkeko, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui, kōtaratara, tūkari, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki
2. (modifier) rash, brisk.
Nā te tangata hīkaka, nā te ngākau tangatanga, nā te manawaroa, ka eke a Pātiti ki ngā taumata o te kaiārahi i te puku o Te Ika-a-Māui (TTR 1996:203). / Rash, venturesome, energetic and possessed of great stamina, Pātiti reached the pinnacle of tourist guiding in the central North Island.
3. (modifier) malicious, angry.
He taitamariki hīkaka tēnā, kīhai i rongo ki ngā mātua (TTT 1/1/1932:86). / That was an angry youth who did not listen to his parents.
Synonyms: kikokiko, tūtara, kaikino, whakakino, whakakinokino, ngau tuarā
4. (noun) anger, resentment.
I tōna taenga mai, ka whakatarea e rātau te haki o Ingarangi ki Tūranga. E whakapakari ana ki ngā Hauhau! Ka kawea ake e Hirini te hīkaka, nōna kē hoki te mana o te whenua, anā, kāore he kupu ki a ia i mua i te tarenga o te haki (TTR 1990:206). / On his arrival they raised a British ensign at Gisborne, in defiance of the Hauhau! Hirini was angered by this as he owned the land, and he had not been consulted before the flag had been raised.
Synonyms: tūāhae, taruhae, ngaukino, whakamau, whakariri, hūngeingei, hūneinei
