tīmohea
1. (verb) to be weak, flaccid, limp.
Tēnā ko tēnei he rākau tipu hou, he rākau rea hou, kei te māioio, kei te tīmohea tonu (M 2005:82). / Now this one is a sapling tree, newly sprung, quite immature, still a weakling (M 2005:83).
Synonyms: toti, tākohekohe, tāngange, memeha, totitoti, momohe, ngongohe, parure, pīngohengohe, pingohe, wana-kore, mehameha
2. (noun) weakling, runt, delicate plant.
Ki te poipoi i te hua ka whakatōkia ki te māra o te mātauranga, mai i te wā e kōhungahunga ana, ā tae atu ki te wā ka pakari te tīmohea i roto i te wharekura, whare wānanga rawa ake, kua matomato rawa atu te tupu o te hua, kua pakari te tū i te ao (TTA 2013:47). / If the seed is nurtured and planted in the garden of knowledge from the time it is young until the time the delicate plant matures in school and eventually university, the growth of the seed will flourish and it will stand firmly in the world.
