koromaki
1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to bear with fortitude, suppress one's feelings, be fully intent upon.
Ka haere te rongo o te taonga nei, ka tae ki a te Amohau i Rotorua; ka koromaki te whakaaro o te ngārara nei kia riro mai i a ia tērā taonga (M 2006:94). / The fame of this treasure reached Te Amohau at Rotorua; and the mind of that notable man became full of a desire to possess it (M 2006:95).
2. (noun) fortitude, forbearance, determination, grit, pluck.
Nā ka kā i roto i tōku ngākau me te mea he ahi e ngiha ana, tutaki iho ki roto ki ōku whenua, ā ka ruha ahau i te koromaki, ā kāhore e taea e ahau te pupuri (PT Heremaia 20:9). / But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
Synonyms: para, kato, kiriūka, ngana, muru, hohore, kōwhaki, hautoa
