kiri
Bingham
kíri
n. a dog.
vi. to beg by looks or words for food.
Sabatier
kiri
pref. very, much.
kiri1
n. dog.
syn. kamea (N.).
note. kiri is the true Gilbertese word.
v. to act as dog, to look with envious eyes.
kiri2
n. a large bait (liver or dead fish tied to line to attract large fish by smell).
kiri3
n. a companion, cobber, mate.
a. associate, dual.
kiri4
n. kirin ara, tirin ara: surname.
a. kiri-uoua, kiri-tenua: triple, by two and threes.
kiruatao: heaped up, one on top of another.
kiruatao: heaped up, one on top of another.
kiri5
n. skin disease.
Topics: Fishing, The body, Health and illness