tūpato
1. (verb) to be cautious, careful, wary, suspicious, alert, vigilant - usually followed by kei before a verb and ki or i before a noun phrase.
Tāpukea ngā take o ngā rākau ki te maniua, engari kia tūpato kei hutihutia ngā pakiaka (TP 6/1908:11). / Cover round the bases of the trees with manure but be careful not to pull up the roots.
I āta whai whakaaro ia ki ngā tāpaetanga whenua o tōna iwi, me tana whakaōhiti ki tōna iwi kia tūpato ki ngā āhua o te Kāwana me te whakawai o te reti (Te Ara 2017). / She thought carefully about the alienation of the lands of her people, and warned them to be careful about the ways of the Governor and the temptations of rent.
See also tūpoto
2. (noun) caution.
Kia kaha te tūpato me te tiaki i ngā kōhungahunga kia tupu kaha ai, kia tupu ora ai (TKO 30/4/1920:4). / Be energetic in cautioning and looking after the young people so that they grow up strong and healthy.
tūpato kore
1. (modifier) careless, slapdash, not careful, negligent.
Nā tana mahi ki te whāngai i ō rātou whakataputaputanga, i ō rātou whakapono tūpato kore rānei, i taiope atu ai ngā Māori ki a ia (TTR 1996:224). / Through her practice of feeding their superstitions or their credulity, Māori flocked to her.
2. (noun) carelessness, negligence.
Nā te tūpato kore, nā te māngere o tētahi o ngā heramana, i whakaritea hei tiaki, hei mataara i te pō, ka eke ai te kaipuke a Koromopahi ki runga ki te toka, ā pakaru tonu iho (TWMNT 23/2/1875:41). / Owing to the negligence and laziness of one of the sailors, who should have kept watch during the night, Columbus’s vessel ended up on a rock, and was wrecked.
Synonyms: hakurara
