rautipu
1. (verb) (-a,-ria) to retaliate, kill in revenge.
Hei ngaki i tana mate ka hiki atu tana hikutoto ki te rautipu, kātahi ka pōkia te pā o Whakaepa, ka whārona awateatia te tini o te tangata (TTR 1990:146). / To avenge the death he raised his war party to retaliate, and then over-ran the pā of Whakaepa, slaughtering masses of people.
See also rautupu
Synonyms: rautupu
2. (modifier) retaliatory, avenging.
I ngā waitaua rautipu a Ngāi Tahu ki a Ngāti Toa, ka rangona te māia o Tūhawaiki, me te mūrere hoki ki te ārahi taua (TTR 1990:367). / In the retaliatory expeditions of Ngāi Tahu against Ngāti Toa, the bravery of Tūhawaiki was heard about, as was his cleverness as a military leader.
Synonyms: ngaki
3. (noun) retaliation, vengeance, retribution, reprisal.
Ko te rautipu i a Te Whānau-a-Apanui i Toka-ā-kuku pā i Te Kaha, te kaupapa (TTR 1990:37). / Reprisal against Te Whānau-a-Apanui at Toka-ā-Kuku pā at Te Kaha, was the reason.
