"piro" meaning in Maori

See piro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *pilo (compare with Samoan piro, Tahitian piro “dirty, smelly” and Hawaiian pilo (“foul odour, halitosis, pollution”)) monophthongized from pirau (“to decay, to fester”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pilo}} Proto-Oceanic *pilo, {{cog|sm|piro}} Samoan piro, {{cog|ty|piro}} Tahitian piro, {{cog|haw|pilo|t=foul odour, halitosis, pollution}} Hawaiian pilo (“foul odour, halitosis, pollution”) Head templates: {{head|mi|adjective|head=}} piro, {{mi-adj}} piro
  1. rotten, putrid
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-adj-yOzvNPWW
  2. smelly
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-adj-~Qv4O-pG
  3. disgusting
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-adj-lOn60Kvj
  4. offensive Tags: offensive
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-adj-lSvnzvhG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|mi|adjective|head=}} piro, {{mi-adj}} piro
  1. extinguished, put out
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-adj-BZBxkXCk
  2. defeated, beaten (in games)
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-adj-qUVt1poM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: piropiro, whakapiro
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *pilo (compare with Samoan piro, Tahitian piro “dirty, smelly” and Hawaiian pilo (“foul odour, halitosis, pollution”)) monophthongized from pirau (“to decay, to fester”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pilo}} Proto-Oceanic *pilo, {{cog|sm|piro}} Samoan piro, {{cog|ty|piro}} Tahitian piro, {{cog|haw|pilo|t=foul odour, halitosis, pollution}} Hawaiian pilo (“foul odour, halitosis, pollution”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} piro, {{mi-noun}} piro
  1. rot
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-noun-fsh5yMhg
  2. intestines Synonyms: pirau
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-noun-g~WSY52D Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 3 5 22 12 3 38 3 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kōpiro, waipiro, piropiro, whakapiro Related terms: pirau
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *pilo (compare with Samoan piro, Tahitian piro “dirty, smelly” and Hawaiian pilo (“foul odour, halitosis, pollution”)) monophthongized from pirau (“to decay, to fester”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pilo}} Proto-Oceanic *pilo, {{cog|sm|piro}} Samoan piro, {{cog|ty|piro}} Tahitian piro, {{cog|haw|pilo|t=foul odour, halitosis, pollution}} Hawaiian pilo (“foul odour, halitosis, pollution”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} piro, {{mi-verb}} piro
  1. to rot
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-verb-Vsdphw6f
  2. to disgust
    Sense id: en-piro-mi-verb-SiNqwCqt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        "defeated, beaten (in games)"
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}

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