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.
2. (modifier) shy, distrustful, suspicious, skeptical, cynical.
Kei te pēhea te tangata hara ki ēnei kupu aroha? Kāore i te whakarongo, engari kei te whawharo haere te ihu pēnei i te hōiho matakana kei te tū te waero ki runga (TP 7/1909:7). / What does the sinful person think about these words of concern? He does not listen, but snorts like a distrustful horse with its tail raised.
Synonyms: matakakā, pūihi, matakā, matawhiwhiu, whakamā, memeke, hūiki, hihira, mokepūihi, konekone
3. (modifier) wild, untamed.
Ko tēnei iwi he kāewaewa noa iho i runga i te whenua ki te whaiwhai i ngā kurī matakana hei kai (MM.TKM 1/12/1855:2). / These people just wander over the land to hunt wild animals for food.
korita
1. (stative) be alert, cautious, careful, wary, vigilant.
Kia korita, kei rokohanga e te kōhuru (W 1971:143). / Be vigilant in case there's a treacherous act.
See also tūpato
ohiti
1. (verb) to be cautious, on one's guard, alert, vigilant, watchful, suspicious, wary, careful, suspicious, alert.
Kua puta tā mātou kupu ako ki a koutou i tērā nūpepa mō te mate koroputaputa. Nā, he tuaruatanga tēnei - he tino ohiti hoki nō mātou koi pāngia ngā iwi Māori e tēnei mate kino, whakangaro tangata (TWMNT 17/7/1872:91). / Our guidance to you about smallpox appeared in the last issue of the newspaper. This is a repeat - it is a serious alert by us in case the Māori tribes are struck by this terrible disease that destroys people.
2. (modifier) cautious, on one's guard, alert, vigilant, watchful, suspicious, wary.
Kātahi ka kōrerotia atu e Rīwai te kupu ohiti mai a Pirika Pō ki a ia (TTR 1994:148). / Rīwai then told him of the Pirika Pō's warning.
3. (noun) caution, vigilence, alertness, warning.
Horahia ana e ia tana korowai i te taha tonu o te hunga rā, kātahi ka tukuna e ia tana ohiti. Me e takahia ana tana korowai, ka riro te tangata nā hai kai mā tana toki (TTR 1996:220). / He spread his cloak right beside the group and gave them his warning. If anyone stepped on his cloak, that person would be fodder for his adze.
4. (noun) feigned retreat.
Ka tū tā rātou ohiti, ehara, ko te horonga tēnā o Hikuparoa pā ki a rātou (TTR 1990:297). / They made a feigned retreat, and lo and behold, Hikuparoa pā fell to them.
owhiti
1. (stative) be cautious, on one's guard, alert, vigilant, watchful, suspicious, wary.
Ko Pōmare tahi rāua ko Te Rangipaiia i haere ki te Tai Rāwhiti, engari hoki kei te noho ohooho tonu a Ngāti Porou, ka owhiti, kāore i manakohia te whakaaro rangatira o Pōmare (RK 1994:16). / Pōmare together with Rangipaiia went to the East Coast, but Ngāti Porou were alert, cautious and did not like the esteemed opinions of Pōmare.
See also ohiti
2. (modifier) cautious, on one's guard, alert, vigilant, watchful, suspicious, wary.
E noho owhiti tonu ana ngā iwi katoa i nāianei (TWM 26/12/1870:3). / All nations continue to remain on alert now.
3. (noun) caution, vigilence, alertness.
He nui te owhiti o te iwi ki ngā mahi pokanoa a te tangata ki te takakino i ō rātou urupā. / The people are quite vigilant regarding the heedless activities of people who destroy their burial sites.
