whakapipi
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to pile one upon another, stack.
He kōhatu te urupā, arā he mea whakapipi ake ki te pereki; e ono putu te teitei, e whā putu te whānui, e iwa puta te roa (TWMNT 15/3/1879:338). / The burial place was of stone, that is it was made with stacked bricks; it was 6 ft. in height and 4 ft. wide, and 9 ft. long.
Synonyms: tōhī, whakaahu, whakaputu, whakarae, whakatahua, tōhīhī
2. (modifier) piled-up.
Nā Papa koe i te rangi, nā Te Atua-mutu, nā Kahukura-tāwhana, nā te kapua whakapipi i te rangi (M 2005:110). / You are from Papa in the heavens, from Te Atua-mutu, from Kahukura arching above, from the piled-up clouds in the heavens.
3. (noun) heap, pile, stack, stacking.
Hanga ana ētahi tāngata i te whare nui, ki te pereki, he whare teitei noa atu. Akona ana rātou e te kaitohutohu kia tika te whakapipi, kei moe kino tētahi pereki (TH 1/11/1861:4). / Some men were constructing a large building with bricks, a really tall building. They were being taught by an instructor to stack them correctly in case one brick was laid badly.
Synonyms: whakarae, kōputu, pūhanga, pūkei, putunga, pūkainga, whārona, pūkai, taipū, whakaputunga, haupū, whakarauika, tōhīanga, purawhetū, kauika, whakapū, whakaputu
