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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIUPIU

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PIUPIU

piupiu  [ˈpiːuːˌpiːuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIUPIU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piupiu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIUPIU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of piupiu in the English dictionary

The definition of piupiu in the dictionary is a skirt made from the leaves of the New Zealand flax, worn by Māoris on ceremonial occasions.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIUPIU


Diu
ˈdiːuː
kawau
kɑːwɑːuː
mairehau
mɑːiːrəhɑːuː
mapau
ˈmɑːpɑːuː
Tiu
ˈtiːuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIUPIU

pituitary gland
pituitrin
pituri
pity
pity party
pitying
pityingly
pityriases
pityriasis
pityroid
pityrosporum
pium

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIUPIU

char siu
Daman and Diu
Gheorghiu
Goa, Daman, and Diu
Sibiu

Synonyms and antonyms of piupiu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «piupiu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIUPIU

Find out the translation of piupiu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piupiu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piupiu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

piupiu
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piupiu
570 millions of speakers

English

piupiu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

piupiu
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

piupiu
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

piupiu
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

PIUPIU
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

piupiu
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piupiu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piupiu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

piupiu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

piupiu
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

piupiu
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piupiu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

piupiu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

piupiu
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाय्युपिआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piupiu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piupiu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piupiu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

piupiu
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piupiu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

piupiu
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

piupiu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piupiu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piupiu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piupiu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIUPIU»

The term «piupiu» is regularly used and occupies the 94.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIUPIU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «piupiu» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «piupiu» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piupiu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIUPIU»

Discover the use of piupiu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piupiu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Make a Piupiu
This highly illustrated book gives step-by-step instructions on how to make your own piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt.
Leilani Rickard, 2008
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Aho Mutunga Kore:
The class of garment is aptly named piupiu, which means to oscillate. This piupiu has two layers. The layer underneath is made from long strips of harakeke that have had the epidermis removed from about three-quarters of the length of the ...
Miriama Evans, Ranui Ngarimu, 2005
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Te Kīngitanga: The People of the Māori King Movement
In 1931 Piupiu sponsored Pepene Eketone, an adherent of Ratana, as the parliamentary candidate for Western Maori; in so doing she was opposing the rest of the kahui ariki who still favoured Maui Pomare. In 1928 Ratana himself had ...
Angela Ballara, 1996
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Dominion Museum Bulletin ...
It corresponded in length with the first row, and made the piupiu thicker. The upper band could be ornamented with paheke patterns or have feathers woven on as in the manner of the feather garments. Ordinary simple black piupiu were ...
Dominion Museum (N.Z.), 1908
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Bulletin
It corresponded in length with the first row, and made the piupiu thicker. The upper band could be ornamented with paheke patterns or have feathers woven on as in the manner of the feather garments. Ordinary simple black piupiu were ...
Dominion Museum (N.Z.), 1906
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Bulletin
threads was often added in front. It corresponded in length with the first row, and made the piupiu thicker. The upper band could be ornamented with paheke patterns or have feathers woven on as in the manner of the feather garments.
‎1906
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New Zealand Māori Word Encyclopedia
... attached to a band for the waist piupiu A kilt like a piupiu made of strips of flax, each strip having alternate portions dressed and the rest left to curl up A waist garment similar to piupiu but longer pfiihiihi A garment like the piupiu worn round  ...
Sally-Anne Lambert, 2007
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Travesti: Sex, Gender, and Culture Among Brazilian ...
Ninguém é de ninguém naquela hora. Não pode ficar cochichando nem não. Você fica sério na sua fila. Piupiu: Cada um é cada um Chica: Aí fica, espera sua hora. Aí vem . . . Piupiu: Ave Maria. Chica: Ali seu cu tá assim Piupiu [Chica makes ...
Don Kulick, 1998
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A Fire in Your Belly: Māori Leaders Speak
My real mother, Amohia, was Koroki's first cousin; she was the daughter of Te Wherowhero s daughter Piupiu. They adopted me to try and stitch together the rift that had developed in the kahui ariki between Piupiu's side, when she became a  ...
Paul Diamond, 2003
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The Art of Clothing: A Pacific Experience
Ceremonial dress for women consisted of piupiu wrapped over long European dresses, or skirts and blouses (see Figure 6.3 in the colour section). Women dancers also carried poi, balls made from bulrush and suspended from a flax cord.
Susan Kuchler, Graeme Were, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIUPIU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piupiu is used in the context of the following news items.
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Whangarei-Mai-Tawhiti win fourth straight Super 12s title
Whangarei-Mai-Tawhiti's performance featured hula-hoop piupiu (skirts), a cheeky take on jumping string games and rousing choral ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Whāngarei team retain 2degrees Kapa Haka Super 12s title
The team of 12 kaihaka performed in front of a 3000-strong crowd with a routine featuring hula-hoop piupiu (skirts), rousing choral ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Hidden secrets continue to amaze at Southland musuem
Southland Museum and Art Gallery collections manager Tracey Wedge inspects a Maori piupiu, crafted in the nineteenth century from houhere ... «The Southland Times, Jul 15»
4
Homing instinct
The entrance stairwell with the piupiu displayed on the wall and “Il Grande Libra” on the shelf and inset at left. The oak dining table with the ... «Gisborne Herald, Jun 15»
5
Underhanded C Contest - The Winner
The background is that the (fictional) PiuPiu oversharing site allows users to post 140-character messages. The federal government wants ... «iProgrammer, Jun 15»
6
Rāmere 29 Haratua 2015
She's one of Te Matatini's most recognisable kaihaka, but Te Matarae i Orehu's Maiau Houltham is hanging up the piupiu and poi and strapping ... «TVNZ, May 15»
7
Feel the heat in New Zealand's Maori heartland
The piupiu, a woven skirt, is worn by both men and women. – Pictures by Vivian ChongROTORUA, March 29 — Just follow your nose and it will ... «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»
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Fashion show to be held to celebrate Rotorua fashion industry
Mereana Matekino-Thocolich says, “You see Māori making piupiu, mats, bodices and headbands but it's also good to get involved into this type ... «Māori Television, Mar 15»
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Instant healing from sloths
Symphony of Sloths performers (front) Marika Pratley and (rear, from left) Piupiu-Maya Turei, Timothy Marsh and Lucas Donnell, outside the ... «Otago Daily Times, Mar 15»
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Te Matatini shows how it could be
Although I can't be sure what is going on (or off) under every piupiu that shuffles on to the stage everyone that was meant to kept their pants on ... «The Press, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Piupiu [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/piupiu>. Apr 2024 ».
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