taputapu

1. (noun) gear, equipment, goods, moveable property, apparatus, utensil, hardware, gadget, tool, appliance, device, instrument, prop.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 210;)

Ko ngā ripi me ngā kota ngā taputapu pounamu tahito rawa a te Māori (Te Ara 2013). / Knives and scrapers are among the oldest pounamu tools of the Māori.

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Synonyms: tauteka, uehā, utauta

taputapu whaiaro

1. (noun) personal effects.

taputapu tākaro

1. (noun) sports equipment, sports gear.

rārangi taputapu

1. (noun) inventory.

taputapu kē

1. (verb) neat, choice, cool, excellent, terrific, great, fantastic - a colloquialism complimenting the listener(s) on something they have done or achieved.

Taputapu kē nei koutou! / You're neat alright!

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Synonyms: tōrire, pūhangaiti, tōingo, tau