āio

Maori

Etymology

Cognate with Hawaiian ʻaiō (“wave that rises and falls without breaking”).

Adjective

āio

  1. calm
    Synonyms: roki, marino, piropiro
  2. peaceful

Noun

āio

  1. calm, halcyon
  2. peace

Derived terms

  • whakaaio

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “āio”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 7
  • “āio” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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