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mōhukihuki

1. (modifier) keen, yearning, thrilling, ardent.

Kāore te aroha mōhukihuki noa, te pānga mai kei ahau. Me he ahi e toro kei Hukanui (M 2007:106). / Ardent love was not fleeting when it touched me. It was like a spreading fire at Hukanui.

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Synonyms: kōtaratara, tūkari, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, kama, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, matangareka, kōkeko, hīkaka, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui


2. (noun) yearning, longing, wish, desire.

E whai ake nei ngā uaratanga, ngā mōhukihuki me ngā wawata o te Kōmihana Hākinakina, Tūhakahaka a Hillary (HM 1/1992:3). / The desires, yearnings and dreams of the Hillary Commission for Sport, Fitness and Leisure are as follows.

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Synonyms: kāwatawata, korotū, maingo, minamina, tōmina, kuatau, pūkōnohinohi, mina, manako, matenui, hihiri, koroingo

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