pupuri - to hold onto
Pupuri. ‖ pūri (i).
Williams Dictionary
Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.I thought they'd broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Ko au i te pupuri i te taura o tēnei rāti.I was holding the rope attached to this spear.
Kei te pupuri i tana waewae.He is holding his leg.
Nāku i pupuri tēnā tangata.I detained that man.
Kia pupuri.Hold fast.
Pupuri hā.Hold your breath.
Kei kaha te pupuri i ngā mea nā!Don’t hold those things too tight!
E pupuri ana te kōtiro.The girl is holding.
Kei te pupuri te taitama i te hōiho =The young man is holding the horse
Kaaore au i te maumahara ko teehea tamaiti e pupuri ana i te paaoroI don’t remember which child was holding the ball
Nāku tēnā hoiho i pupuri.I held that horse.
