Piri. 1. v.i. Stick, adhere, cling. Ka rokohina atu te pupu e piri ana ki te pohatu (Tr. vii, 43). He hakekeke piri ki te karaka (M. 141).
2. Come close, come to close quarters, attack. Katahi ka whakaputa te tangata whenua ki waho, piri ka piri (T. 101).
3. Keep close. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri mai ki taku tuara (T. 148).
4. Be attached, fastened to. Kua oti nga kupenga ra te tatai, piri atu ano te karihi (T. 142).
5. Skulk, hide oneself, cower.
6. n. The woven flax foundation of a dogskin mat.
7. A closely woven mat used as a defence against spear thrusts. Na ko te piri, ko te pukupuku, ko te mahiti, ko te puahi, ko te topuni hei kakahu whawhai, hei whakapuru manuka, huata.
8. The moon on the twenty-third night.
piriahi, a. One who stays by the fireside. Ka kite nga matua hungawai me nga taokete he tangata piriahi. ‖ kiriahi.
piringa, n. Hiding place, place of retirement. Ka titiro a Hakawau ki te piringa mona hei patunga mana i a Kaiware (T. 162).
whakapiri. 1. v.t. Stick, fasten. Ka tae a Kae ki nga paua, ka whakapiri ki nga kanohi (T. 37).
2. v.i. Keep close to, Ka whakapiri noa te kora a Mahuika (M. 46).
3. n. In the expression whakapiri wahine, a charm to make a woman cleave to her husband.
4. a. Watertight, snug. He whare piri tenei.
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.
piripiri. 1. n. Acaena anserinifolia, a creeping burr. = hutiwai, pirikahu, piriwhetau.
2. Hymenophyllum sanguinolentum and H. demissum, ferns: the latter used as a scent. Haea mai ra to hei kaka piripiri (M. 229).
3. Haloragis incana and H. micrantha, plants.
4. Bulbophyllum pygmaeum, a plant.
5. Acanthisitta chloris, rifleman, a wren. = kikimutu.
6. A game resembling hide-and-seek.
7. a. Additional, assistant. Hoe piripiri, additional steer oar.
‖ tapiri.
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