pūnoke
1. (modifier) persevering, persistent.
Tērā te pūngāwerewere i piki noa kia eke ia ki te pātū o te whare, ā, kāore ia i eke. Heoi, tohe pūnoke tonu ana, kātahi ka eketia tana wāhi i tohe ai (TWMNT 11/8/1874:199). / There is the spider that climbed the wall of the house, but was unsuccessful. However, it persevered and eventually reached the place it was striving for.
Synonyms: urupū, pāuaua, whakatohe, manawa rahi, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe
2. (noun) perseverance, persistence, determination, tenacity, doggedness.
I ēnei rā kua āhua waimeha haere noa iho te tikanga o ēnei kupu, 'te ū ki te kaupapa', nā te auau pea o te kōrerotia e wai rā, ahakoa pēhea nei te kaha o te pūnoke (HM 4/1993:8). / These days the meaning of these words 'te ū ki te kaupapa' (loyal to the cause) has become somewhat weakened, perhaps because it is spoken so frequently by anybody, and no matter what the strength of the determination is.
Synonyms: urupū, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau
