hīoi

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Maori[edit]

Verb[edit]

hīoi

  1. (stative) be a glossy green

Noun[edit]

hīoi

  1. New Zealand mint(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) (Mentha cunninghamii)
  2. New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
    Synonym: pīhoihoi

References[edit]

  • Williams, William (1852) A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, second edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 23: “Híoi, s. The name of a plant. The name of a bird.”
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