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pīpīwai

1. (modifier) damp, swampy.

Kaua e hangaia tō whare ki te whenua pīpīwai, ka pirau noa iho (PK 2008:640). / Don't build your house on swampy ground or it will just rot.

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2. (noun) humidity.

Ko tā te pīpīwai he tohu i te tūpono tōtā o te wairehu, me te heke o te ua (RP 2009:325). / Humidity is an indicator of the likelihood of the water vapour condensing, resulting in rain (RP 2009:325).

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3. (noun) sandstone.

Ko Tūāhōanga tētahi o ngā kōwhatu, ēnei kōwhatu he wawatai, he papanui, he kauheke, he matanui, he pīpīwai, he rekepounamu tētahi o ngā ingoa o te pīpīwai (JPS 1927:291). / Tūāhōanga (sandstone) is one of the rocks and these rocks are wawatai, papanui, kauheke, matanui, pīpīwai and rekepounamu, another of the names for sandstone.

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Synonyms: tunaeke, hōanga

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