kōhukihuki
1. (modifier) pressing, urgent, unresolved.
Kotahi te pātai kōhukihuki e whakaāwangawanga ana i a Te Rangi Hīroa mō tētehi wā roa tonu: arā, ko te hoki mai ki Aotearoa nei, kāore rānei (TTR 1996:15). / For a long time Buck had one unresolved question that troubled him: whether or not to return to New Zealand.
Synonyms: nonoi
2. (noun) frustration, distress, anguish.
Nā runga i te kōhukihuki o ana mahara, ka tīmata tana kaha unu i te waipiro (TTR 2000:125). / Because of her frustration, she began drinking heavily.
