Kupapa. 1. v.i. Lie flat.
2. Stoop. I kupapa mai te tahae, koia hoki te kitea ai.
3. Go stealthily.
4. Remain quiet, become passive Kei oho koutou, kupapa marie (K.M. '60,19,14). Na te mea ka whiua, katahi ano ka kupapa, ka hoki mai ki konei noho ai (W.M. viii, 152).
5. Be neutral in a quarrel. Nau te whakaaro ki te kupapa, a e pai ana (K.M. '62, 2, 11). The term was applied to the friendly Maoris in the war of the sixties.
6. ad. At a low level. Ko au ia e rere kupapa ana i te mata o te whenua (Fly near the ground) (K.M. '63, 2, 22).
7. n. Tetrapathaea tetrandra, climbing plant.
8. A pattern of ornamental lattice—work for interior of a house.
kūpapapapa. 1. a. Low.
2. n. Sulphur.
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