hopu
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Maori[edit]
Verb[edit]
hopu
- to record (make an audio or video recording of)
- to detect
- to seize, catch, snatch
- Ko te hīnaki aka anō te mea pai ake ki te hopu tuna, i tā te Pākehā.
- An eel pot made from vines is a better one to catch eels than that of the Pākehā.
Noun[edit]
hopu
- seizing, catching, snatching
- Ka kōhimu mai ki a au, "E Hēmi, hiwitia ake te ārai hiraka o taku konohi. Kei te hēmanawa au." Tere tonu taku hopu i tōna ringaringa, ka hiwitia e au te ārai.
- She whispered to me, "Hēmi, pull back the silk veil of my face. I am too hot." I quickly took hold of her hand and I pulled back the veil.