uriuri
1. (modifier) dark in colour, dark green.
Ko Hawaiki te kāinga o tōku tupuna, o Turi, ko 'Aotea' te waka i rere mai ai ia i te moana uriuri, rātou ko ōna tāngata rahi atu i te 60 (TWMNT 23/3/1875:65). / Hawaiki was the home of my ancestor, Turi, and 'Aotea' was the canoe that he and his people of more than 60 sailed the dark green ocean.
2. (modifier) intensely dark - usually follows pō. Sometimes written as one word, i.e. pōuriuri.
Turakina ka hinga ki te pō uriuri (M 2005:350). / Fall to the intensely dark night.
