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Túpo; A person so called.

Túpoto, s. a. v. n. ad.s. A jealous man. a. Jealous, suspicious; as, “E tángata túpoto; A suspicious man.” v. n. Suspecting; as, “E túpoto ána e koe ki 'au? Do you suspect me?” ad. Suspectingly. Causative, “Waka túpoto; Causing suspicion, &c.”

Túpu, s. a. v. n.s. A sprout. a. Vegetative; as, “E méa túpu; A vegetative thing . v. n. Springing up; as, “E túpu ána te rákau; The tree springs up.—Causative, “Waka túpu; Causing vegetation.”

Tupúa; An alligator; a strange outlandish person.

Tupúna; Grand parent.

Tupúnga, s. Ancestry; the ground on which any thing grows.

Túpu túpu; The mangrove-tree.

Túra wéra; A blow (as of a club, &c.): name of a person.

Túre kúra; Name of a place.

Turí; The knee.

Turutu, s. Reed for making baskets.

Tutáhi, s. Dung: proper name.

Tutáhi o núku tawíti; Name of a place.

Tutáki, s. Meeting together. v. n. Meeting; as, “E tutáki ána te tángata ki a Táka; The man meets Táka.”

Tutákinga, s. A meeting together. a. The time of meeting together.

Tutére; A corpse placed in a canoe, and drifted away by the wind.

Tútu, s. Fruit from the Tu pákii.

Tútu, s. Making a noise. v. n. Making a noise; as, “E tútu ána ía.”

Tutúdi; A bird so called: name of a person.

Tutúdu; Kneeling down.

Tútu káka; A bay so called.