tapuae
1. (noun) footprint, tread.
Kātahi au ka whai haere i ngā tapuae o ngā tāngata i haere mai ki te whānako i te tēneti (HP 1991:172). / Then I followed the footprints of the people who came to steal the tent.
See also tapuwae
2. (noun) flat part at the extreme stern of a canoe.
tāpua
1. (adjective) significant.
Synonyms: whakaihiihi, tāpua, whakamiramira, hirahira, hira
2. (noun) (botany) peduncle.
tāpua
1. (verb) to stand out, be prominent, significant.
Ko tētahi mea rongonui āna ko tana toa ki te whakatere i tana waka i te pō, ā, hei ārahi i a ia whai kē ai ia i ngā ripa o ngā puke e tāpua mai ana i te rangi (TTR 2000:4). / Something he was renowned for was piloting his boat at night, being guided by following the ridges standing out against the sky.
Synonyms: whakaihiihi, whakamiramira, hirahira, hira, tāpua, whakahī, kōhure, matararahi, ahurei, tutū, hōhō, koutu, koure, whakaea, whakarae
