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.
