taupuhipuhi
1. (verb) (-tia) to lean on one another, support (a person) by placing the arm around him/her.
Ko te tangata e haere ana i te pōuri, kāhore hoki he whakamārama, kia okioki ia ki te ingoa o Ihowa, kia taupuhipuhi atu ki tōna Atua (PT Ihaia 50:10). / The person that walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in the name of the Lord, and lean upon his God.
2. (modifier) supportive, mutually supportive.
E hoa, tukua te reta a Te Petatone ki roto ki te nūpepa kia kite ai ngā iwi, ngā hoa taupuhipuhi o tēnei tangata pai (TWMNT 5/6/1872:79). / My friend, send out Mr Featherston's letter in the newspaper so that the tribes and supportive friends of this virtuous man can see it.
3. (noun) interdependence, mutual reliance, mutual support, mutual dependence.
Ko te taupuhipuhi, he nohoanga tauutuutu nā te tangata, nā te rōpū rānei. / Interdependence is the mutual reliance of people or groups.
Mā te taupuhipuhi o ngā rauropi e ora ai tētahi pūnaha hauropi (RP 2009:395). / An ecosystem thrives through the interdependence of organisms.
