kokoro
1. (noun) elderly man, old man, patriarch.
Ka puta mai ngā mokopuna, noho tonu ana ko Huiatahi rāua ko Huihana hei kokoro, hei kuikui rānei, arā hei kaumātua mō te whaitua o Waitomo (TTR 1998:8). / When the grandchildren were born, Huiatahi and Huihana were recognised as the patriarch and matriarch of the Waitomo area.
Synonyms: pou, koroheke, tauheke, koroua, tāua, nehe, korokoroua, ruānuku, kaumātua, pēperekōu, koeke
