piapia
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Eastern Polynesian *piapia, from Proto-Polynesian *pia, from Proto-Oceanic *biʀaq, *biʀas.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpiapia
- 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
editReferences
edit- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “piapia”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Maori
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Eastern Polynesian *piapia, from Proto-Polynesian *pia, from Proto-Oceanic *biʀaq, *biʀas.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpiapia
References
editCategories:
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Eastern Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian nouns
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maori lemmas
- Maori adjectives