2. (modifier) barren, infertile, sterile.
Tērā te kōrero mō te wāhine pukupā, ki te whakamau i te heitiki kāore e kore, ka hapū (Te Ara 2015). / There are stories about infertile women that without a doubt they will become pregnant if they wear a heitiki.
Synonyms: pūtutu, pākira, matapā, tūpā, mūhore, wharepā, kikokore, tītōhea, pākoko, rake
3. (noun) infertility.
Ka tipu mai i konei ēnei mate: te pukupā, te mate kohi kiko, te huangō, me ērā atu mate hoki (TPH 15/8/1903:1) / These ailments developed here: infertility, tuberculosis, asthma, and others.
