totō
1. (verb) to gush forth, rise up, flow, ooze, trickle.
Ka mimiti ngā puna o Hokianga, ka totō ngā puna o Taumārere, ka mimiti ngā puna o Taumārere, ka totō ngā puna o Hokianga (Te Ara 2013). / When the springs of Hokianga run dry, the springs of Taumārere flow. When the springs of Taumārere run dry, the springs of Hokianga flow.
Synonyms: papī, mapi, pipī, pahī, maiangi, maranga, matike, whana, maiengi, ara, hihiri, puea, whakatika, whātika
2. (noun) dripping, trickling, oozing, flowing.
Haere mai te mākūkū o te ara i te totō o te rākau; haere mai hoki te pāhekeheke, ahakoa paki, ahakoa pāroro (MM.TKM 3-4/1855:37). / Then comes the dampness of the path from the dripping of the trees, and the slipperiness, whether fine or wet.
Synonyms: papītanga
