pirara
1. (verb) to be dishevelled, unkempt, messy.
Me āta heru ōu makawe, kua pirara. / You should comb your hair properly, it's messy.
Synonyms: kōritorito, tīwekaweka, pōrohe, tūkirakira, tūheihei
2. (verb) to be wide apart, separated, scattered, divided, gaping.
Ka pirara haere ngā tāngata i te kōraha me ngā tamariki hore rawa he kākahu (TWMNT 14/5/1873:54). / The people were scattered about in the open country along with the children without clothing.
Synonyms: katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, mirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga
