hīoi
Maori
Verb
hīoi
- (stative) be a glossy green
Noun
hīoi
- New Zealand mint (Mentha cunninghamii)
- New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
- Synonym: pīhoihoi
References
- 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.”