Ko te whakamāramatanga papakupu o te kupu "ahua kōpae" he "ahua kōpae" e tohu ana ki tetahi mea he papatahi, he porohita, he porotītaha ranei, he rite ki te kōpae, ki te pereti ranei. Ka whakamahia te kupu ki te whakaahua i nga mea angiangi me te porohita, penei i te CD, DVD, he putea ranei. Ko te kupu "kopae", "kopae" ranei e tohu ana ki tetahi mea porohita papatahi, engari ko te kupu "ahua" e tohu ana kua hanga, kua whakarewahia ranei te ahanoa ki taua ahua porohita.