tukupū

1. (verb) to cover completely, spread over, come down on all sides.

I te whitu o ngā rā ka tukupū te pōuri o te rangi, ka kaha hoki te hau (TWMNT 4/4/1876:78). / On the seventh day the darkness of the sky came down and the wind became stronger.

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2. (modifier) overcast, cloudy, lowering.

Kua tata mai hoki te rā, te rā o Ihowā kua tata mai, he rangi tukupū (PT Ehekiera 30:3). / For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day.

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Synonyms: kororiko, pōrukuruku, whētuma, kōruru, kēkēao, tāmaru, whakaipuipu, kōngū, kōruki, pōhūhū, taupuru, tukumaru

3. (modifier) general, widespread, broad.

Titiro ki ngā tohu o te marino tukupū (TWMNT 11/9/1872:110). / Look at the signs of the widespread calm.

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4. (modifier) completely covering.

He tangata roa a Te Kani, he tū rangatira, he tangata ātaahua, he moko tukupū (MM.TKM 30/8/1856:12). / Te Kani was a tall man, with a chiefly bearing, a handsome person with a full tattoo.

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