urupatu

Māori

Noun

urupatu

  1. annihilation, destruction, sacking.

Verb

urupatu (passive urupatua)

  1. to utterly destroy, wipe out, devastate, annihilate, sack.

References

  • “urupatu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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