2. (adjective) be thin, lean, skinny.
3. (modifier) thin, lean, skinny.
Ki te kai te tangata i te waero i te tuatahi, he māngere hōnia ki te hī tonu, ki te hopu tuna rānei. Āe rā, he tika anō pea ēnei kōrero, engari mō ngā tuna mōmona anake, kauā mō ngā tuna tūpuhi (HP 1991:16). / If a person eats the tail first, he is very lazy in fishing or catching eels. Yes, that's probably true, but only for fat eels, not for thin ones.
Synonyms: kōhoi, taramore, tītaha, whāiti, whīroki, wharara, whīrokiroki, hīroki, tūai, tūoi, tūpuhipuhi, honga, hauwarea, hirinaki, pāhehaheha, paparewa, tokoroa, pirohea, taiuru, whirinaki
4. (noun) storm, gale.
Ko ētahi wāhi atu o te motu nei ka nui te mate i te waipuke, i te tūpuhi (TWM 5/3/1868:3). / Some other parts of this island have major problems with floods and storms.
