2. (modifier) stumbling.
Kaua e hoki i te waewae tūtuki, ā pā anō hei te ūpoko pakaru (HM 1/1993). / Do not turn back because of stumbling feet, but only for a broken head (iA whakatauākī urging someone not to be deterred by minor obstacles, but to press ahead to the desired goal.)
3. (noun) knock, collision.
I pore atu a Ānaru ki te wai i a ia e heke atu ana i te huarahi ki te whakawātea ake i tana pā tuna. Kātahi te ara paritū, pōharuharu, kōpekapeka ko tēnei, torotika tonu te heke atu mā te pohonga harapaki nei ki te awa i raro atu. He kore nōna i hāparangi i a ia e taka rā, i whakaarohia ai nā te tūtuki pea i rehu ai ia (TTR 2000:5). / Andrew fell into the water while going down the path to clear his eel weir. It was a steep, muddy, zig zag track down the cliff face with a sheer drop into the river below. Because he did not cry out as he fell it is thought that he was probably knocked unconscious.
