pānekeneke
1. (verb) to move forward.
Synonyms: koke, kauneke, whakaahu whakamua, paneke, katete
2. (verb) to be insecure, vulnerable.
Nā Te Rangitāhau i wātea ai ngā haerenga o Te Kooti i roto o Taupō; i tōna wehenga atu pānekeneke ana te haere a Te Kooti i ēnei whenua (TTR 1994:155). / Te Rangitāhau cleared the way for Te Kooti in the Taupō area, and his departure left Te Kooti in a vulnerable position in moving about these lands.
3. (adjective) be slippery, shifting.
He tino pānekeneke te papa tio. E tū pai noa iho ana au, taro kau iho, kei raro e putu ana (Hj 2015:21). / The frozen ground was very slippery. I was stand quite carefully, but before long I was down in a heap.
4. (modifier) slippery, shifting.
He urunga tangata, he urunga pānekeneke; he urunga oneone, ko te urunga mau tonu (M 2006:386). / A human pillow is a slippery pillow; a pillow of land is always a secure pillow. (A whakataukī noting that human relations can be fickle but support from the land is unfailing.)
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5. (noun) small stone adze, hatchet.
