waiporoporo

Māori

Etymology

Compound of wai (“water, liquid, secretion”) +‎ poroporo, the latter reduplicated from poro “any Solanum plant”.\

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaiˌporoporo/ [ˈwɐiˌpɔɾɔpɔɾɔ]

Noun

waiporoporo

  1. purple

See also

Colors in Māori · ngā tae (layout · text)
     tea, mā      kiwikiwi      pango, mangu
             mea, kura, whero              karaka; parauri              kōwhai, renga
                          kāriki, kākāriki              kārikiuri
                          kikorangi              kahurangi
             tūāuri              waiporoporo              māwhero
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