tānapu
1. (loan) (verb) to rear up (of a horse).
Nā konei ka mea ake, tohunga mā, tānapu! Tirotiro mārire! Ā ka maka atu ki rō tahataha ngā tikanga tohunga, waiho te marae mō ngā mahi o te whakapono ki te Atua (HKW 6/1899:6). / Consequently, I say, you tohunga, stand up, consider carefully, and cast aside the tohunga practices and leave the marae for the activities of the belief in God.
2. (loan) (modifier) buckjumping.
Kāre ōna mataku ki te eke hōiho tānapu (TTR 1996:9). / He had no fear about mounting buckjumping horses.
2. (loan) (noun) trump – playing-card of a suit ranking above the others.
Kāore he hāte a Pani, kāore hoki he tānapu (HW 1969:86). / Pani had no hearts and no trumps.
