hīoi

Māori

Verb

hīoi

1. (stative) be a glossy green

Noun

hīoi

1. New Zealand mint (Mentha cunninghamii)
2. New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)

   Synonym: pīhoihoi

References

• Williams, William (1852), “hīoi”, in A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, 2nd edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 23: “Híoi, s. The name of a plant. The name of a bird.”