waipū
1. (verb) (-tia) to fire a volley of shots.
Ka huri mātau ki tua o tētahi tau, ka kitea atu e mātau ngā tēneti e mā mai ana me ngā wākena hoki, i te taha mauī o ngā tēneti e tū mai ana ngā pūrepo a te hoariri. Kātahi mātau ka waipūtia mai, ka whakarongo mātau ki te whewheo o ngā matā e rere ana i runga ake i a mātau (TPH 15/1/1900:7). / We rounded a ridge and saw the the white of the tents and the wagons, with the cannons of the enemy standing to the left of the tents. Then we were fired upon and we heard the whistle of the bullets flying over us.
2. (noun) volley (of guns).
Ahakoa te waipū mai a te Māori, urutomo tonu atu te Pākehā (TTT 1/11/1929:1919). / Despite the volley of the Māori guns, the Pākehā still entered.
waipū
1. (modifier) reddened, red.
Koia i waiho ai hei ingoa mō tēnei matenga o Whena me tōna iwi, ko Te Moana waipū, arā te moana i whero i te toto (W 1971:476). / That's why, as a name for this slaughter of Whena and his people, it was called Te Moanawaipū (The Reddened Sea), that is the sea was red with blood.
Synonyms: uraura, hīwera, kākaramea, kura, pākurakura, pūwhero, whero, nganangana, ngangana, tōwhero, ura
