ōkaka
1. (verb) (-tia) to long for, be eager, yearn.
Nā te ngutu atamai me te ātahu ōna i ōkakatia ia e te katoa o te hunga e tūtaki ana ki a ia i ā rātou tini hāereere ko tōna iwi (TTR 1994:93). / She and her people travelled extensively, and her wit and charm captivated all those with whom she came in contact.
Synonyms: kaimomotu, kūata, kuika, kūwata, tōmina, kare, kuatau, pūkōnohinohi, manako, whakangākau, hihiri, tāmina, āmene, korou, popono, pūkōnohinohi, warawara, wawata, wara, ohia, mānakonako
