pupuru
1. (verb) (purutia) to hold, retain possession of, keep, hold on to, grip, maintain, restrain, keep in the memory, clasp, save (computer).
Ka tata rawa ki te ū ki uta, ka tahuri te kōpapa nei, ka mau te kōtiro kaumātua ake ki tētehi o ngā tamariki ka kau ki uta, ka mau tētehi o rāua ki tētehi tamaiti ka pupuru tonu ki te waka (TH 1/8/1859:4). / When they had almost reached the shore this small canoe capsized and the oldest girl grabbed one of the children and swam ashore, while the other one grabbed another child and held on to the canoe.
Synonyms: tuarā, whakanonoi, puri, tiaki, pupuri, puripuri, whakapupuri, whakatina, nati, whakaita, paraire, whakawhenua
2. (modifier) retaining, holding.
I uru katoa ngā Māori ki roto i te raruraru o Taranaki i runga i te kaupapa pupuru i tō rātou mana (TTR 1994:195). / All Māori were involved in the Taranaki troubles for the purpose of retaining their mana.
3. (noun) retention, retaining.
Ko tā rātou whakapono mā te kotahitanga o ngā iwi i raro i te kīngi kotahi, he ōrite te mana ki tō te Kuīni o Ingarangi, ka mutu ai te pakanga a tētehi iwi i tētehi, te pupuru a te iwi Māori i te whenua Māori (Te Ara 2016). / Their belief was that by unifying the people under one sovereign equal in mana to the Queen of England, intertribal conflict would end and the retention of Māori land would be achieved.
