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ōi - muttonbird

oi - shake, shudder

Ōi (i). 1. v.i. Shout. Oi rawa te waunga (S. ii, 19).

2. n. Shout. Ka tangi te oi.

3. Puffinus tenuirostris and P. griseus, mutton-bird; also Pterodroma macroptera, grey-faced petrel.

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Ōi (ii), n. Soft mud. Me hoe rawa ki ko; he oi tena wahi.

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Oi (i). 1. v.i. Shudder. Te mea i oi ai taku kiri ko te mahi a Kereopa.

2. Move continuously, as the sea. E oi noa ana te tai o Te Awahou (M. 50).

3. v.t. Agitate, disturb. Oia te mata o Ruanuku ki te wai (M. 393). Katahi ka werohia te tokotoko o Kahu ki te whenua, ka oia e ia, me te karakia: tona putanga ake, he wai ka pupu ake.

oioi. 1. v.i. Shake gently. E tata koe ki uta e oioi te ika, e rere ki te taha katau (T. 36).

2. n. Arctocephalus forsteri, fur seal.

3. Leptocarpus simplex, a rush-like plant.

whakaoioi, v.t. Shake, agitate.

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Oi (ii), v.i. Grow, be abundant. Ka puta te pepeha a Tamaruarangi, “Ka oi noa nga kai o te kainga o Tamaruarangi.”

oinga, n. Childhood, youth. Te hoha koe i nga rangi ra o taku oinga (S.).

ohi.

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Oi (iii) = heoi, ad. Oi ano ka huaina taua wahi ko Kaihu-o-Ihenga.

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Oi (iv), v.i. Creep, crawl.

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Oi (v), an obscure word used in karakia. Ki te mata o tenei kaheru, oi whiwhia, oi rawea (K.).

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