kōuraura

Maori

Etymology 1

From kō- +‎ uraura (“krill, shrimp”), from Proto-Polynesian *qura-qura, reduplication of *qura (“shrimp, lobster”).

Noun

kōuraura

  1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

Etymology 2

From kō- +‎ uraura (“to be reddish”).

Verb

kōuraura

  1. (stative) to be golden brown

Further reading

  • “kōuraura” 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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