ipu

1. (noun) container, bowl, vessel, calabash, urn, vase, mug - vessel for holding anything, but especially liquids.

I te weheruatanga o te pō ka kawea mai te ipu kawhe hei inu māna, he mea kia kore ai ia e hiamoe (TWMNT 23/3/1875:69). / In the middle of the night a mug of coffee was brought for him to drink so that he would not become sleepy.

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Synonyms: maka

ipu

1. (noun) jars.

ipu iriiri

1. (noun) font - receptacle in a church for baptismal water.

Ko te ipu iriiri he mea whakairo (TTT 1/3/1926:365). / The font was carved.

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ipu kiniuku

1. (noun) pinch pot.

Ko te kōmiri uku, arā, ka kinikinitia te uku, ka pēhia, ka kōtēngia, ka kōmiria kia puta ai te āhua e hiahiatia ana. Mēnā he ipu te hua o tēnei tikanga mahi, ka kīia he ipu kiniuku (RTA 2014:198). / Moulding clay, that is, the clay is pinched, pressed, squeezed and rubbed so that the desired form is achieved. If the result of this process is a pot, that is called a pinch pot.

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ipu kōrero

1. (noun) rattle-type objects - poi or other objects made from dried flax leaves that have curled into straw-like tubes with handles woven from muka (flax fibre).

ipu pere

1. (noun) bell jar.

ipu hangarua

1. (noun) recycling bin.

ipu tuha

1. (noun) spittoon.

ipu ine

1. (noun) measuring cups.

Ehara i te mea he whakarākei anake ērā whārite kīhini me ngā ipu ine; whakamahia! The kitchen scales and measuring cups aren't just for decoration; use them! /

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ipu kirihou

1. (noun) plastic containers.

Purua ngā kai ki roto i ētahi ipu kirihou ka tukua ai ki te pouaka mātao. Put the food into plastic containers then put them in the fridge. /

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ipu para

1. (noun) rubbish bin.

Tēnā, whakahoutia te pēke kei roto i te ipu para. Please change the bag in the rubbish bin. /

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ipu toto

1. (noun) menstrual cup.

Nā runga i te pīrangi ki te tiaki i a Papatūānuku, tērā ētahi wāhine e tahuri atu ana ki te whakamahi i ngā ipu toto. In the hopes of taking care of Papatūānuku, some women are turning to the use of menstural cups. /

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