Results for 'ōi'
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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ae, ai, ao, au, ea, ei, eo, eu, ia, ie, io, iu, oa, oe, oi, ou, ua, ue, ui
Most of these vowel-pairs are spoken as two syllables, each vowel being pronounced as a single syllable, thus: i-a, i-e, u-i and so on.
ae, ai, ao, au, ei, eu, oi, ou, ue, ui
Thus, the word haere, for instance, consists of only two syllables: hae-re.
