rōpā
1. (noun) slave, servant, porter, serf.
He nui noa atu ngā rōpā o Rūhia i ngā tau e rua tekau ka pahemo ake nei, engari, nā te pāpā o tēnei Epara i wewete katoa, ā, whakawhiwhia iho e ia ki te whenua, mā tēnei, mā tēnei (KO 15/6/1882:1). / There were an immense number of serfs in Russia in the past twenty years, but this Emperor's father set them all free and he gave land to each of them.
Synonyms: poata, poroteke, wheteke, tia, pāihi, mōkai, kaitonotono, hāwini, pononga, tūmau, apa
2. (noun) single man, lodger (in a family).
