Pipiri
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Maori
[edit]Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Pipiri
- The first month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to May–June of the Gregorian calendar. Begins after the rising of Matariki.
Alternative forms
[edit]- Pipirioterangi
- Te Tahi (“the first [month]”)
See also
[edit]- (Maori calendar months) ngā marama o te maramataka; Pipiri, Hongonui, Here-turi-kōkā, Mahuru, Whiringa-ā-nuku, Whiringa-ā-rangi, Hakihea, Kohi-tātea, Hui-tanguru, Poutū-te-rangi, Paenga-whāwhā, Haratua (Category: mi:Months)
References
[edit]- Maramataka – the lunar calendar – Te Ara
- "pipiri" – Māori Dictionary