āwhio

Maori

Etymology

From ā- +‎ whio (“whistle”).

Verb

āwhio

  1. (intransitive) to snake (go in a roundabout way)

Adjective

āwhio

  1. circuitous, roundabout

Further reading

  • “āwhio” 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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