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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAPU

Māori.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HAPU

hapu  [ˈhɑːpuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAPU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hapu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAPU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hapū

In Māoridom and New Zealand a hapū functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society".

Definition of hapu in the English dictionary

The definition of hapu in the dictionary is a subtribe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAPU


cockapoo
ˈkɒkəˌpuː
coypu
ˈkɔɪpuː
hoopoe
ˈhuːpuː
kokopu
kɒkɒpuː
napoo
nɑːˈpuː
Ogpu
ˈɒɡpuː
peekapoo
ˈpiːkəˌpuː
Pengpu
ˈpɛŋˈpuː
poo
puː
pooh
puː
pooh-pooh
ˈpuːˈpuː
pugh
puː
puh
puː
pupu
ˈpuːpuː
quippu
ˈkiːpuː
quipu
ˈkiːpuː
shampoo
ʃæmˈpuː
tapu
ˈtɑːpuː
Winnie-the-Pooh
ˌwɪnɪˌðəˈpuː
ZAPU
ˈzæpuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAPU

happy hunting ground
Happy Jack
happy little vegemite
happy medium
happy release
happy slapping
happy-clappies
happy-clappy
happy-go-lucky
Hapsburg
hapten
haptene
haptenic
hapteron
haptic
haptoglobin
haptotropic
haptotropism
hapuka
hapuku

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAPU

Illampu

Synonyms and antonyms of hapu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hapu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAPU

Find out the translation of hapu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hapu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hapu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

HAPU
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hapu
570 millions of speakers

English

hapu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hapu
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حابو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Хапу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hapu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hapu
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hapus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hapu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hapu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hapu
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hapu
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hapu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hapu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hapu
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हापू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

HAPU
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hapu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hapu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хапу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hapu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

HAPU
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hapu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hapu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hapu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hapu

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAPU»

The term «hapu» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAPU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hapu» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hapu» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hapu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAPU»

Discover the use of hapu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hapu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Family Group Conferencing: New Directions in ...
The next most basic unit in Maori society is the hapu, or subtribe, which is comprised of several whanau descended from a common ancestor. Whanau identity exists within hapu and is indivisible from the hapu. The word hapu also refers to ...
Gale Burford, Joe Hudson, 2007
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Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values
A hapu is defined in the dictionary (Williams 1957:36) as follows: 'pregnant'; ' conceived in the womb'; and a 'section of a large tribe, clan, secondary tribe'. The term itself emphasises the importance of being born into the group. The metaphor  ...
Hirini Moko Mead, Sidney M. Mead, 2003
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Iwi: The Dynamics of Māori Tribal Organisation from C.1769 ...
CHAPTER 13 HAPU IN COMMUNITIES The nature of many hapu best emerges in relation to the communities of which many of them formed a part. While hapu could at any time diverge from their community and act on their own, and while ...
Angela Ballara, 1998
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Polynesia in Early Historic Times
And in time the branches of many whanau increased to the point that they constituted what was called a hapu, herein labeled a Type 1 or "tribal" hapu, to distinguish it from a Type 2 or "kin" hapu, the type of social unit made up entirely of ...
Douglas L. Oliver, 2002
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Growing Native Hawaiian Plants: A How-to Guide for the Gardener
Hapu'u i'i is called the "boy" hapu'u by somc kolohc aunties. The dark, stiff hairs on the fronds of this hapu'u do have a male look to them. It is actually a different species. There are five native Hawaiian species 0/ hapu'u, or Cibotium. forest.
Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst, 2005
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Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century: ...
Jose M. Galan Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas 'T'wo statues of Amenhotep son of Hapu in scribal pose were found by the northern face of the JL Tenth Pylon of Karnak, ' which was meant to be the southern access to the ...
Zahi A. Hawass, 2003
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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Amenhotep Son of Hapu was very close to the king, also acting as steward to his daughter Setamun. King Amenhotep heaped further honours on the scribe by allowing him to place statues of himself at Karnak. 1n addition, he built an ...
Abeer El-Shahawy, 2005
8
Plants and Animals of Hawaii
About 168 species of ferns are native to Ha waii, probably from about 135 original immigrants. Of these, Hawaii's tree ferns and false staghorn ferns are a few of the most familiar. Tree Ferns (Hapu'u and 'Am<Tu) Two main types of tree ferns ...
Susan Scott, 1991
9
Akhunaton: The Extraterrestrial King
Hapu took the baby into his arms as his wife slipped into the Tuat. The afterbirth was ejected, then a lake of blood. The baby lived. The tiny boy survived on goat's milk. As he grew he suffered bad dreams, even as an infant. At first Hapu thought  ...
‎1995
10
Buying the Land, Selling the Land: Governments and Maori ...
Ngamanu Te Wharau told the Court that he represented the Te Patuwai hapu Ngati Makerewai228 and grounded his claim on the basis of descent from the Te Patuwai ancestor Te Hapu. Ngamanu argued that only the Ngati Makerewai ...
Richard Boast, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAPU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hapu is used in the context of the following news items.
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New hapu voices 'strengthen Tuhoronuku waka' | Voxy.co.nz
Twenty eight nominations were received last week for new HapuÌ„ KaikoÌ„rero on the TuÌ„horonuku Independent Mandated Authority ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
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Hapu treated as 'flies on wall' - New Zealand Herald
Hapu members Delwyn Brown, (left), Khaznae Cooper-Brown, Moses Cooper, Millan Ruka, Hona Edwards, Mahara Munro, Koketai Edmonds ... «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
3
Healthy waterways are vital for all
Most recently the iwi, hapu, whanau and the community expressed concerns regarding the extraction and export of water to China from the ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jul 15»
4
NZ@Noon: Setbacks for 'lunchbox lady' and flood of undies …
A decomposing humpback whale that washed on to a Northland beach has been blessed by local hapu. This Tauranga woman knows the ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
5
AIA Marae DIY presents Kahuranaki Marae renovation
Since its inception in 2004 AIA Marae DIY has become a touchstone that connects iwi, hapu, whanau and communities around New Zealand ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
6
Agencies debate kauri extraction
This comment caused a loud sigh in the room with Hokianga o Nga Hapu Whanau representative and kaumatua Patu Hohepa requesting the ... «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
7
Conflicting points of view
Ngati Whatua Orakei seek changes to protect "cultural viewshafts" between sites and places of significance to iwi and hapu. It says the draft ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
8
Council faces a grilling over swamp kauri
Some whanau in the Far North have been actively involved in swamp kauri mining, but many hapu are fiercely opposed to it. Several members ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
9
Maori fear risks in adoption of TPPA
"Our responsibility as hapu and iwi is to make sure that the resource is there for the next generation to come." Mr Dargaville said the TPPA ... «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
10
Funding boost to tackle erosion
... Council and the Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group (IKHMG), which brings together hapu, councils, research agencies, farmers, ... «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hapu [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hapu>. Apr 2024 ».
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