tāpui
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to set aside, reserve, book, earmark.
Kāore i ārikarika te hākari i tāpuia e Ngāti Wheke o Rāpaki mā tō rātou minita (TTR 1994:156). / Ngāti Wheke of Rāpaki gifted a generous reserve for their minister.
See also whenua tāpui
Synonyms: tārewa, tauira, tīkape, whakatārewa, tahi, motuhake, taunaha, whakakawhena, tūrāhui, whakaputunga, wehe, whenua rāhui, rāhui, toe, porowhita, haumi, whakatapu
2. (modifier) reserved, set aside.
I muri iho i tēnei tohatohanga ihupuku o ngā whenua tāpui o Te Waipounamu, ka kihirua ngā whakaaro o Te Tipa, ā, ka rika ki te āwhina i a Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1990:351). / After his parsimonious allocation of South Island reserves, Mantell had a change of heart, and became eager to assist Ngāi Tahu.
See also hoa tāpui
Synonyms: nguengue, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, whakamōwai, memeke, rāhui, hūnguengue, whakatōngā, konekone
3. (noun) mark to indicate a claim or right to property.
Ka waiho te kākahu tōpuni hai tāpui nō aua manu (W 1971:385). / The tōpuni cloak was left as a mark to indicate the right to those birds.
