raupeka
1. (verb) to be perplexed, distressed.
Ka raupeka noa ngā whakaaro i te taupatupatu o ngā kōrero e ahu mai ana i te Poari (PK 2008:757). / The conflicting accounts emanating from the Board are perplexing.
Synonyms: raumahara, pōrahurahu, tuarangaranga, harapuka, pōhēhē, pōrahu, rararu, raruraru, raparapa, raru, pōkahu, pōkeka, pōritarita, pōrangirangi, pōrauraha, pōkaikaha
2. (verb) to droop.
Ko te kohunga he harakeke roa, he raupeka ngā whā kānapanapa, he pango ngā tapa me te tuaka, he harakeke tino pai mō te whatu korowai (PK 2008:283). / Kohanga is a long New Zealand flax, the dark green leaves droop, the edges and spine are black and this is an excellent variety for weaving korowai cloaks.
4. (noun) duplicity, deception, deceit.
Ka tika anō kia kīia e Tāwhiao, he 'hū' tā rāua mahi mōna, a te iwi mōhiohanga ki te raupeka a tēnei iwi, a te Pākehā. / Tāwhiao was quite justified in saying that this was a 'hū' for him and the people know the duplicity of this people, the Pākehā.
