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ripi

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Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *lipi (compare with Hawaiian lipi (“adze, edge”), Tongan lipi (“blade, flange”).[1] [2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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ripi

  1. to cut, to slice, to gash
    Synonym: hori
  2. to skim or glide or ricochet off the water surface
    Synonym: tipi

Noun

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ripi

  1. any long-bladed tool
    1. special tool with long, oval blade used to pry out pāua from rocks
    2. a type of chisel to carve long grooves on wood
  2. discus, flat plate thrown as sport
  3. stone skipping, ducks and drakes

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 417
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lipi.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “ripi”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 398
  • “ripi” 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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