pūreirei

Maori

Etymology

Partial reduplication of pūrei (“patchy”).

Verb

pūreirei

  1. (stative) to be patchy, to be scattered

Noun

pūreirei

  1. cluster
  2. windthrow
  3. (computing) buffer
  4. Carex secta
    Synonym: makura

Further reading

  • “pūreirei” 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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