mōtohe
1. (modifier) obstinate, stubborn, dogged, determined, persistent, pig-headed, obdurate.
Kātahi te iwi mōtohe ki te haere (W 1971:211). / How determined the people are to go.
Synonyms: taringa pākura, kakī mārō, whakaioio, houkeke, upoko mārō, hōkeke, taumārō, urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe
