uraura

== Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uˈraura/ [ʉˈɾɐʉɾɐ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *qula-qula (“a prawn or shrimp”), a reduplication of Proto-Polynesian *qura from Proto-Oceanic *quraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ. Cognate with Niuean ulaula (“spiked prawn”). Equivalent to a reduplication of ura. ==== Noun ==== uraura krill (small marine crustacean) whalefeed, Munida gregaria shrimp (decapod crustacean) ===== Derived terms ===== kōuraura === Etymology 2 === Reduplication of ura (“to be reddish”). ==== Adjective ==== uraura reddened, flushed ===== Derived terms ===== kōuraura === Further reading === “uraura” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. === References ===