pakepake
1. (verb) to be persistent.
Ka pakepake a Te Ihorei me kore e whiwhi pūtea mō Te Ipukarea. / Te Ihorei was persistent just in case she could obtain funding for Te Ipukarea.
Synonyms: urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pukutohetohe, tohetohe
