kuriri

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *kuriri (“wandering tattler”). Cognate with Hawaiian ʻūlili.

Noun

kuriri

  1. Pacific golden plover

Further reading

  • “kuriri” 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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