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ipu - container, bowl; drinking glasses

Ipu, n. 1. Calabash with narrow mouth, vessel for holding anything. Ka ki nga ipu i nga koko (T. 33).

2. Cloud. Tena nga ipu kohu. ‖ koipuipu. ipuipu. 1. a. Hollow. Ko te waka ipuipu, ko te waka o Maru, ko Renga.

2. Sore, ulcerated. Ko nga tapuae e ipuipu ana.

3. n. Pool.

4. v.t. Bale out a canoe. Ka mau ki tana tatā, e ka ipuipu.

whakaipuipu, a. Overcast with clouds. 'Kaipuipu ana mai te marino (M. 319).

Williams Dictionary

Kei roto ngā putiputi i te ipu.
The flowers are in the vase.
Sentences with i - i

Taihoa e horoi i ngā kākahu kia kī te ipu kākahu.
Don't wash the clothes until the clothes basket is full.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Ka mau anō te kōtiro rā i te ipu.
That girl picked up the calabash again.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He paru aku tēnei rūma i te ipu para.
Your room is dirtier than the rubbish bin.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kei waho te ipu para.
The rubbish bin's outside.