"purupuru" meaning in Maori

See purupuru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Reduplication (thus doublet) of puru from Proto-Oceanic *pulu (“coconut husk”) (compare with Fijian bulu and Hawaiian pulu "coconut husk") from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulut. Sense of "plug" is a semantic extension from the lack of coconuts found naturally in New Zealand. Etymology templates: {{glossary|reduplication|Reduplication}} Reduplication, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pulu|t=coconut husk}} Proto-Oceanic *pulu (“coconut husk”), {{cog|fj|bulu}} Fijian bulu, {{cog|haw|pulu}} Hawaiian pulu, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*bulut}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulut Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} purupuru, {{mi-noun}} purupuru
  1. caulk
    Sense id: en-purupuru-mi-noun-DSBUMngT

Verb

Etymology: Reduplication (thus doublet) of puru from Proto-Oceanic *pulu (“coconut husk”) (compare with Fijian bulu and Hawaiian pulu "coconut husk") from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulut. Sense of "plug" is a semantic extension from the lack of coconuts found naturally in New Zealand. Etymology templates: {{glossary|reduplication|Reduplication}} Reduplication, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pulu|t=coconut husk}} Proto-Oceanic *pulu (“coconut husk”), {{cog|fj|bulu}} Fijian bulu, {{cog|haw|pulu}} Hawaiian pulu, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*bulut}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulut Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} purupuru, {{mi-verb}} purupuru
  1. to stuff, to fill in
    Sense id: en-purupuru-mi-verb-YpPDmSkv
  2. to suppress
    Sense id: en-purupuru-mi-verb-dgdMiAAK Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 18 34 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: puru
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