hōkaka
Maori
Noun
hōkaka
- desire, wish
Verb
hōkaka
- to desire, to want, to yearn
- Ko te mea ia i tino hōkaka ai ia, ka haere ia ki a Te Whatuiāpiti, hei hoa mōna. ― What she earnestly desired was to go to Te Whatuiāpiti to be his wife.
Derived terms
- aronga hōkaka
- hōkakatanga
References
- "to desire" in Māori Dictionary, 1998–present