pakukore

1. (verb) to be poverty-stricken, poor, impoverished, destitute, impecunious, penniless.

Ahakoa he tokomaha ngā tāngata o tēnei motu e pakukore ana, tē aro mai tēnei kāwanatanga. / Despite many people of this country being poverty-stricken this government takes no notice.

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2. (modifier) poverty-stricken, poor, impoverished, destitute, impecunious, penniless.

He nui ngā whenua pakukore kai te ao nei (Ng 1993:350). / There are many poverty-stricken countries in this world.

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Synonyms: pōwhara, rawakore, pōhara, tuakoka

3. (noun) laziness, indolence, idleness.

Ko te pakukore ki te whatu pakikau, raranga kete, te tao kai mata i te hāngi (G 1853:lxxx). / Laziness in weaving garments, weaving baskets, cooking raw food in the hāngi.

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Synonyms: māngeretanga, māhonge, hakorea, paraheahea, hakurara, māngere

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