tāpapa

prostate oneself | lie facing down

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He Tautuhinga | Definitions

  • Te takoto ki runga i te papa, ko tō puku ka pā i te papa, ā, e ahu whakararo ana te tinana.
  • To lie down on the ground on your stomach facing down.

He Tauira | Example

I tāpapa ia i mua i te Kīngi.
He prostrated himself before the King.

He Kupu Reo Māori anō | Te Reo Māori Alternative

He Kupu Reo Pākehā anō | English Alternatives

  • prostate oneself
  • lie facing down