kaipupuri whenua
1. (noun) landholder, landowner.
Ko tana tāne hou he kaipupuri whenua rangatira (TTR 1996:122). / Her new husband was a aristocratic landowner.
Synonyms: ariki
1. (noun) landholder, landowner.
Ko tana tāne hou he kaipupuri whenua rangatira (TTR 1996:122). / Her new husband was a aristocratic landowner.
Synonyms: ariki
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
More infoTe kai a te rangatira
He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.