houtupu
1. (verb) to be genuine, sincere, authentic, unaffected.
E houtupu ana taku mihi, taku whakamānawa ki a rātou i tā rātou tautoko mai (P 2017:18). / I sincerely acknowledge and thank them for their support (P 2017:18).
Synonyms: ngākau pono, tinihanga kore, pono, motuhenga, motuhēhē
2. (adjective) be genuine, sincere, authentic, unaffected.
He hāngai, ā, he houtupu tana pōhiri (Ng 1993:506). / He was direct and unaffected in his welcoming speech (Ng 1993:506).
3. (modifier) genuine, authentic.
Ko te ingoa houtupu o Ākarana, ko Tāmaki-makau-rau. / The authentic name of Auckland is Tāmaki-makau-rau.
