2. (modifier) persistent, indefatigable, unflagging, determined, dogged, resolute.
He wahine pikoni ia ki te whawhai mō te reo Māori. / She is a resolute woman in fighting for the Māori language.
Synonyms: urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, niwha, kiriūka, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, ū, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
