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Maori
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *uaua, also reanalyzable as reduplication of io. Doublet of uaua and iaia altogether from ua, see there for more details.
Noun
ioio
- blood vessels, veins
- Synonyms: ua, uaua
- sinews; tendons
- Synonyms: ua, uaua
Adjective
ioio
- stiff (of legs, muscles after activity)
- not friable
- obstinate
Etymology 2
Reduplication of io “strip”.
Verb
ioio
- to shred
Derived terms
References
- Williams, Herbert William (1917) “ioio”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 90-1
- “ioio” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.