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haepapa

1. (verb) (-tia) to eradicate, annihilate.

E kore te hahae o te pōuri hōhonu e tino haepapatia (Ng 1993:132). / Deep sorrow's incision can never be totally eradicated (Ng 1993:132).

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2. (verb) to be responsible, reliable.

Mēnā kei te haepapa ngā kōrero e rongo ake nei tātou, ākene pea kei te ora tonu te moa (HM 2/1993:7). / If the accounts that we are hearing are reliable, perhaps the moa is still alive.

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Synonyms: noho haepapa, tūtika


3. (modifier) straight, correct.

Kia hinga haepapa (W 1971:30). / Let it fall straight.

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4. (noun) responsibility.

Ko te haepapa matua ki ngā mātua ki te ārai i te kino i ā rātou tamariki (RT 2013:6). / The main responsibility for parents is to protect their children from anything bad.

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Synonyms: takohanga


5. (noun) justice.

Synonyms: manatika, tika

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