kowhana
1. (verb) to spring up (in the mind).
Heoi anō, i kowhana te whakaaro i ētahi me whakatū tētahi hui taumata pēnei mō te reo Māori me ōna tini āhuatanga (HM 4:1992:2). / And so the idea sprang up from some that a summit meeting like this for the Māori language and its many aspects should be held.
2. (modifier) bent, bowed, sagging.
Synonyms: pītawitawi, pūngohe, āwai, pingohe