Results for 'paruparu'
paruparu - dirt, mud
paruparu. 1. n. Mud, dirt. Kua ki te piha i te paruparu (Tr. vii, 51).
2. a. Dirty, discoloured. I rere a Hine ki roto ki nga wai whakaata a Tinirau pohutuhutu ai, kia paruparu ai aua wai i a ia (W. ii, 122).
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paruparu, a. Deeply laden. Paruparu noa te waka ki raro ki te whenua.
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paruparu, a. Crushed, smashed. Paparu te angaanga o nga atua ki waho (M. 408).
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paruparu, n. A preparation of cockles, etc., taken from their shells and allowed to ferment before cooking. He rangatira; e kore pea ia e kai i te paruparu (T. 190). = māi (i).
‖ koparu.
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Kia tūpato, kei paruparu te whāriki.
Be careful, lest you get the mat dirty.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
I mahia e ia te wini me ana ringa paruparu.
He mended the window with dirty hands.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Te paruparu o tērā tangata!
What a dirty man.
That (over there) - tērā
Kua paruparu i ngā tamariki te whare.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua paruparu te whare i ngā tamariki.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua hōhā ahau ki ngā paruparu e puta ana ki te moana.
I hate the pollution of the sea.
