kaupapa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kaupapa.

Noun

kaupapa

1. (New Zealand) Among the Māori people, a philosophy or set of principles.

Maori

Etymology

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Noun

kaupapa

1. level surface, floor, stage, platform, layer

   He oneone te kaupapa o te whare.

   The house had an earth floor.

2. topic, policy, matter for discussion, plan, purpose, scheme, proposal, agenda, subject, programme, theme, issue, initiative

   I tuhi a Rōpiha i ētahi pūrongo i 'Te Ao Hou', ā, i āwhina atu hoki ia ki te ārahi i ngā kaupapa a te maheni nei i ōna tau tuatahi.

   Rōpiha wrote articles for 'Te Ao Hou', and he also helped guide the magazine’s policies in its early years.

3. raft

   Ka mahia te kaupapa raupō ... ka hoea taua kaupapa ki te au o te awa punga ai

   The raupō raft was made and then it was paddled into the current of the river to anchor it.

4. main body of a cloak

   Ka whakamaua atu ngā huruhuru kiwi ki te kaupapa o te kahu.

   The kiwi feathers were fixed to the body of the cloak.