tupua

The name for a goblin, a fairy, a monster, a demon: He tipua, ara he atua penei me te patupaearehe o te ao nei;1 Waka o Whiro me te tipua ka ripiripia, ka toetoe.2

It also the spirit of one who when living was noted for the powerful effect of his incantations (karakia).

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References

Notes

  1. White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 1:48;
  2. ibid., p. 2:9.

Source

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 557.