He pukapuka e whakaatu ana i ngā kupu o tētahi reo me ngā whakamārama, pērā i te tikanga, i te takenga mai, i te whakamahinga me te tūmomo kupu. Ka rārangihia ngā kupu ki tā te raupapa arapū. Ko ngā kupu ka whakaurua, ka whakamāramatia i tētahi papakupu, ka kīia ko ōna kupu matua.
A book which shows the words of a language and associated explanations such as the meaning, origin, use and word type. The words are listed in alphabetical order. The words that are listed and explained in a dictionary are called its headwords.
papa - box, chest
kupu - word
Ko He Pātaka Kupu te papakupu tuatahi i tuhia katoatia ki te reo Māori mā te hunga pakeke, ko Tirohia Kimihia te tuatahi mā te hunga tamariki.
Arā ētahi iwi e tuhi papakupu ana hei whakaora i ō rātou ake reo ā-iwi.
Ki te kore koe e mōhio ki te tikanga o tētahi kupu, tirohia te papakupu i te tuatahi.
