waipū
1. (modifier) reddened, red.
Koia i waiho ai hei ingoa mō tēnei matenga o Whena me tōna iwi, ko Te Moana waipū, arā te moana i whero i te toto (W 1971:476). / That's why, as a name for this slaughter of Whena and his people, it was called Te Moanawaipū (The Reddened Sea), that is the sea was red with blood.
Synonyms: uraura, hīwera, kākaramea, kura, pākurakura, pūwhero, whero, nganangana, ngangana, tōwhero, ura
