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Miro
1. Wood, stick; also (probably
improperly) used for 'tree': miro tahiti, a tree
from Tahiti (Melia azedarach); miro huru iti,
shrub. 2. Wooden vessel (canoe, boat); today pahú
(a Tahitian word) is more used, especially when speaking
of modern boats. 3. Name of the tribe, of royal blood,
descended from Ariki Hotu Matu'a. Vanaga.
Miro-oone, model boat made of
earth in which the 'boat festivals' used to be
celebrated. Vanaga.
... on the
first day of the year the natives dress in navy uniforms
and performs exercises which imitate the maneuvers of
ships' crews ... Métraux.
Tree, plant, wood, plank, ship,
building; miro hokuhoku, bush, thicket; miro
takataka, bush; miro tupu, tree; miro
vavau, switch. Miroahi, firebrand. Mimiro,
compass, to roll one over another, to turn in a circle.
P Pau.: miro, to rope. Churchill.
1. Wood. 2. Ship (Ko te rua o te
raa i tu'i ai te miro ki Rikitea tupuaki ki Magareva
= On the second day the boat arrived at Rikitea which is
close to Mangareva. He patu mai i te puaka mo ma'u ki
ruga ki te miro = They corralled the cattle in order
to carry them on to the boat.) Krupa.
T. 1. The tree Thespesia populnea.
... a fine tree with bright-green heart-shaped leaves
and a yellow flower resembling that of the fau,
but not opening wide. The fruit is hemispherical and
about twice the size of a walnut, consisting of brittle
shell in which are several septa, each containing a
single seed. The wood resembles rosewood and is of much
the same texture. Formerly, this tree was held sacred.
Henry. 2. Rock. (To'a-te-miro =
Long-standing-rock.) Henry. |
