kōingo
1. (verb) (-tia) to yearn, fret, grieve, desire.
I pania e te kōhine tana kakī ki te hinu taramea me kore ngā tāhae pūrotu e kōingo mai ki a ia (PK 2008:114). / The girl applied taramea scent to her neck in the hope that the handsome fellows would desire her.
See also koroingo
2. (noun) yearning, desire.
Nō te mea he rahi te mamae, i nui te kōingo o te Pākehā me ngā Māori mō tēnei wehenga (KO 22/8/1887:2). / Because there was a lot of pain the Pākehā and Māori both greatly desired this separation.
