kōkeko
1. (verb) to be anxious, restless, eager, keen.
Ko wai hoki te whānau e kōkeko ana ki te neke ki wāhi kē noho ai, mō te mahi noa iho te take? (HM 4/1993:6). / And what family would be keen to move to another place to live, just for work?
Synonyms: kōtaratara, tūkari, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, matangareka, hīkaka, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui, kairangi, ikimoke, karore, kaparangi, irirangi, kārangirangi, tāhurihuri, ānau, hikimoke, kārangi, tītengi
