pīhoihoi

Hawaiian

Etymology

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Verb

pīhoihoi(stative)

1. disturbed, worried, uneasy
2. excited, astonished
3. agitated, emotional

Derived terms

• hoʻopīhoihoi (causative)

Noun

pīhoihoi

1. worry
2. astonishment

Further reading

• pīhoihoi in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Māori

Etymology

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Noun

pīhoihoi

1. New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)

Further reading

• “pīhoihoi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.