rī

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ri"

Mandarin

Romanization

rī (ri¹, Zhuyin ㄖ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of R

Māori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *lii, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *litlit. Cognates include Hawaiian lī (“to secure, furl or reef of a sail”), Rarotongan rī (“to tie, to lash, to bind”), Samoan līlī (“to fasten”) and Malay lilit (“to wind or coil a cord or strip around sth”)

Perhaps related to rire ~ rirerire.

Verb

rī (passive rīia)

1. to bind

   Synonyms: hou, hohou, mire, mimire, ruku

2. to insure

Derived terms

to bind

• rīpeka

to insure

• rīanga

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

rī (passive rīia)

1. to block, to screen off
2. to protect

Derived terms

• rīanga

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “rī”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 395
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “rī”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN