pōkē
1. (verb) to be dark, gloomy, sullen, sad, depressed.
Pōkē ana a Māka i te rongonga kua hinga tana kuia (PK 2008:656). / Mark was sad when he heard that his grandmother had died.
Synonyms: pōuri, whakakiwakiwa, taukuri, ruku popoi, tiwhatiwha, manatu, whakaaroha, kiwa, kiwakiwa, whakahiatangi, whakapōuri, matapōuri, āroharoha
2. (noun) dark cloud, darkness.
