kenekene
1. (modifier) intensely, exceedingly, extremely - an intensive used with pōuri, pōuriuri, pango and pō, e.g. pōuriuri kenekene.
Ka whānau i a Papa ā rāua tamariki, ka noho ai i roto i te pōuri kenekene i waenganui i te tauawhi a ō rātou mātua (Te Ara 2015). / Papa gave birth to their children, who then remained in the pitch dark between the embrace of their parents.
See also kerekere
