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turingongengonge

1. (verb) to be crippled, lame, malfunctioning.

Aua hei te kopa, aua hei te turingongengonge, engari, whatiwhati waewae te oma atu ki tō koutou hoa, ki a Kāwana Kerei (TMT 1/10/1861:3). / Do not be lame or crippled, but let your feet run swiftly to your friend, Governor Grey.

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2. (adjective) be crippled, lame, malfunctioning.

Ko te mate he turingongengonge, e kore e āhei te haere, te tū, he takoto tonu tana hanga i runga i tōna moenga (TH 1/10/1860:4). / The illness was crippling and he wasn't able to walk and stand, all he could do was lie on his bed.

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3. (modifier) crippled, lame, malfunctioning.

Haere ai ki reira ngā Pākehā turingongengonge, ngā kopa, ngā piko, me te tini atu (KO 16/2/1885:6). / The crippled Pākehā, the lame the people who are bent over, and many others go to that place.

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Synonyms: kopakopa, toti, hauā, ngongengonge, kopa, totitoti, waehauā, kokekoke, hape, kōpiri, tūparaka


4. (noun) cripple, damage, malfunction.

Ko te rāwekeweke mō tērā hanga, mō te pū i runga i te turingongengonge, i te kātipuhi, me ngā hauātanga o te pū i ana mamate katoa, ka oti tika, i runga i te tere, i te utu ngāwari (KO 15/1/1884:10). / The fixing of that thing, the gun that is damaged, jammed, malfunctioning and all the problems that guns have will be done efficiently, promptly and inexpensively.

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