kōripo

Maori

Etymology

From kō- +‎ ripo.

Verb

kōripo (passive kōripoa or kōripongia or kōripotia)

  1. to swirl, to eddy

Noun

kōripo

  1. whirlpool, eddy
  • kōriporipo

Further reading

  • “kōripo” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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