2. (adjective) be industrious, eager, keen.
Ko ia te mea tika - he kakama, he ihupuku (HJ 2015:181). / She is the right one - she's quick and industrious.
3. (modifier) industrious, eager, keen, semi-skilled.
Hai tangata ihupuku a Pāhewa ki te mahi māra (TTR 1996:117). / Pahewa was a keen gardener.
Synonyms: kamakama, matangareka, kōkeko, kōtaratara, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui, hīkaka, tūkari, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika
4. (modifier) frugal, stingy, grasping, parsimonious.
I muri iho i tēnei tohatohanga ihupuku o ngā whenua tāpui o Te Waipounamu, ka kihirua ngā whakaaro o Te Tipa, ā, ka rika ki te āwhina i a Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1990:351). / After his parsimonious allocation of South Island reserves, Mantell had a change of heart, and became eager to assist Ngāi Tahu.
Synonyms: matapiko
5. (noun) inexperience.
I tino kitea te tautōhito o Helen Clarke me te ihupuku o Don Brash, i roto i ngā mahi tōrangapū. / Helen Clarke's experience and Don Brash's inexperience in politics was really evident.
See also ihupiro
6. (noun) inexperienced person, greenhorn, rookie, trainee, apprentice, learner.
Ko te ihumanea, ko te ihupuku ka kimi kia mōhio ki te tikanga o te kupu, o te rerenga kōrero rānei, kātahi ka whakamahi i taua kupu, i taua rerenga kōrero rā ki te horopaki e tika ana (Kāretu 2016). / The clever person and the learner will endeavour to find the meaning of the word or sentence, then use the word or sentence in the appropriate context.
Synonyms: ākonga, ika tauhou
7. (noun) New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri - distinguished from the larger New Zealand sea lion by lacking obvious ears and being unable to stand on all fours when on land.
He nui ngā ihupuku ki Rēkohu me ngā kāhui whakawhānau ki ōna moutere (Te Ara 2015). / Fur seals were common on the Chatham Islands and there were breeding colonies on its islands.
See also kekeno
