taipuru
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to encumber, hamper, restrict, handicap, obstruct, retard, impede, hinder, clog.
He aha ngā āhuatanga e taipuru ana i te ākona o te reo? (HM 3/1993:2). / What are the aspects impeding the learning of the language?
Synonyms: kukuti, kuti, nati, whakatina, hamaruru, pā, whakakōroiroi, whakapā, whakahōtaetae, ngihangiha, kōpeka, aukati, hōtaetae, pākati, tāiha, ārei, ārai, kōpekapeka, kati, taupā, taupare
