tūpā
1. (verb) to be barren, limited.
He nui ngā kupu Māori motuhenga kua nunumi i te mata o te whenua me te aha anō kua āhua hahore, āhua tūpā te papakupu o te reo (HM 1/1993:3). / There are many authentic Māori words that have disappeared from the face of the earth and as a result the lexicon of the language is somewhat basic, somewhat limited.
2. (modifier) dried up, rough, hard, unfruitful, barren.
Synonyms: pūtutu, tītōhea, pākoko, rake, wharepā, matapā, pukupā, mūhore, pākira, kikokore, tuahuru, māngonge, matara, taratara, torehapehape, tuarangaranga, tuatete, mākinakina, tuaranga, mātoretore, pūtiotio, pūhungahunga, hīngarungaru, huakau, whekewheke, tupangarua
3. (modifier) flat, level.
Ahakoa titiro ki hea, he koraha, he whenua tūpā, he whenua tītōhea (HM 2/2009:10). / No matter where you looked, there was desert, flat country and barren land.
Synonyms: kōeketanga, paparanga, paparite, pātiki, kaupae, taumata, tautika, whakatūpā, papatahi, papatairite, whakapaparanga, apaapa, apa, kōeke
4. (noun) chant, song.
