pīrahirahi
1. (verb) to be thin, not thick, slim.
Ka rongo tonutia a ia e tōna māmā whāngai rāua ko Tereia, nā te mea he pīrahirahi te pakitara (TWK 56:26). / Her foster mother and Tereia heard her because the wall was thin.
Synonyms: rahirahi
2. (modifier) thin, fine, narrow, slim, slender.
Mō ngā tuhituhi pīrahirahi, ka rapirapihia e rātau ko ana kaiako ki runga rau harakeke mā te rākau koikoi (TTR 1990:164). / For fine writing he and his pupils scratched on flax leaves with a sharp stick.
Synonyms: kāwitiwiti, namunamu, whāiti, kūiti
