2. (verb) to be very ill, serious (illness), ailing.
Nō te hokinga mai ka toimaha haere tōna mate, tae noa ki tana matenga rawatanga (HKW 1/6/1898:6). / When she returned her illness became very serious, until her death.
Synonyms: taumaha
3. (modifier) heavy, weighty, hefty.
Nāna i wawae te huarahi, i waha te pīkaunga toimaha, heoi anō māku he whakatutuki (TTT 1/3/1929:940). / He cleared the way and carried the heavy load, all I had o do was carry it through to completion.
4. (noun) weight.
He tangata rahi te hanga (e 20 tōne te toimaha) (TTR 1994:37). / A large man (weighing 20 stone).
