porotēteke
1. (verb) to be turned right over, upside down, somersault, flip.
He maha ngā kaipuke e tahuri ana i te māmā, i te kore utanga o runga, te putanga mai o te hau kua tikoki, kua porotēteke (TP 8/1908:6). / Many ships capsize when they are light and there's no cargo on board and when the wind gets up they become unstable and turn upside down.
2. (noun) somersault, handstand - stand on the hands with the feet in the air.
