pipiri. 1. v.i. Cling together. Ko Rangi raua ko Papa e pipiri tonu ana (T. 3).
2. Come to close quarters, join battle. Katahi ka pipiri ta raua whawhai.
3. n. A star visible in the mornings a little earlier in the year than Matariki. Ko Pipiri he whetu, hai te Matahi ka kitea (Pipiri is a star which becomes visible in the eleventh month).
4. The first month of the Maori year; called also te Tahi o Pipiri, and apparently te Toru here (or heri) o Pipiri. Mehemea ki te tu a Pipiri, kua tu hoki a Matariki, ko te marama ko te Toru heri o Pipiri.
5. Winter. E moe nei ra taua i te po tutanga nui o Pipiri (M. 158). It seems probable that the star marking winter took its name from the season.
6. A small tree.
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