piapia
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hawaiian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *piapia, from Proto-Polynesian *pia, from Proto-Oceanic *biʀaq, *biʀas.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pi.aˈpi.a/, [pi.jəˈpi.jə]
=== Noun ===
piapia
the encrusted white matter in the eyes, as from sleeping or from sore eyes, "sand" in the eyes;
an abusive epithet applied to one who was unwashed, said to refer to genitals
==== Derived terms ====
makapiapia
=== References ===
Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “piapia”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN
== Māori ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *piapia, from Proto-Polynesian *pia, from Proto-Oceanic *biʀaq, *biʀas.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈpiapia/ [ˈpiɐpiɐ]
=== Adjective ===
piapia
viscid; glairy
Synonym: ware
=== References ===
John C. Moorfield (2011), “piapia”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN