pukunanaiore
1. (modifier) industrious, hard-working, diligent, resolute.
He tangata kaha, he tangata pukunanaiore - ka tohe tonu ia, ā eke noa tāna kua roa e moemoeā ana (HJ 2015:40). / A strong and resolute person - he persisted until he had achieved what he had been dreaming of for a long time.
Synonyms: rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, manawa rahi, pūtohe, niwha, kiriūka, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, pikoni, ū, pūkeke, aumangea, tōkeke
