ri
Bingham
ri
n. a bone, a principal straight mark in tattoo.
ri
vi. to pass, to pass along, to desire, to long.
Sabatier
ri
n. a bone, fishbone, ossicle, skeleton, main lines of tattooing, ridge of roof.
ex. ri ni marawa, ririnimarawa: lines, coloured stripes in the sea.
va. riri: full of bones (fish).
ex. kau ri: big bones, full of bones.
ri1
pref. passage on,... under,... between.
v. to pass, to go on, under, between, beside;
ex.
- ri aon: to go over, to go on, to transgress:.
- ri an: to go under.
- ri buakon: to go through, between, amongst.
- ri eta: to skirt the coast, to go by land.
- ri nano: to keep far out from coast, lower down: ri rarikin: to pass by,... at the side of.
- ri mai: to pass in coming.
- ri ikai: to pass this way.
- ri buakonikai: to pass through the forest.
ri2
from. iri: (prob.) follow.
v. to be attracted, fascinated, led, tempted by.
n. te riri: passive attraction.
red. riri: strongly attracted, charmed.
ex. e riri iroun, e riri iai.
v. kariri: to attract, to tempt, to fascinate.
n. act of...
vc. ka-riria: idem.
ex.
- e kaririaki iroun te riaboro: he is tempted by the devil.
- te tia kariri: the tempter, the seducer.