kaupae
1. (noun) rung, level, stair, stairs (ngā kaupae), stairway, staircase.
Ko ia anō tētahi o ngā tohunga ki te tapahi kaupae i te kōpapa (TTR 1998:46). / He was one of the experts at step-cutting in ice.
Synonyms: pātiki, taumata, tautika, whakatūpā, tūpā, papatahi, paparite, papatairite, whakapaparanga, apaapa, apa, kōeke, kōeketanga, paparanga
