pingohe
1. (verb) to be flaccid, limp, soft, weak, bending, sagging.
Ki Te Kotahitanga o te Iwi Māori, te iwi ngā rangatiratanga, tōu nui, tōu roa, tōu hōhonu, tōu tiketike, tōu mana, tōu rangatiratanga, kua whakatōkia nei e koe kia tupu hei rākau nui, hei rākau kaha ki runga i ngā motu e rua, tōu pakiaka, kia kaha te hou ki raro, ōu kākano kia pakari, ōu peka nunui kia pingohe i te pēhanga a ōu hua, kia rere ngā manu o te rangi ki te inu i ngā wai o ngā puāwai whakamiharo (TPH 7/6/1898:1). / Greetings to The Federated Māori Assembly, the people, the chiefly authority, your greatness, your longevity, your depth, your height, your power, your leadership, which you have established to become a large, strong tree on these two islands, your root to penetrate down, your seeds to mature, your great branches to sag from the weight of your fruit so that the birds of the sky fly to drink the nectar of the marvelous flowers.
Synonyms: kowhana, pītawitawi, pūngohe, āwai, memeha, totitoti, momohe, ngongohe, toti, pīngohengohe, wana-kore, mehameha, parure, tīmohea, tākohekohe, tāngange
