nīko

Maori

Etymology

Elongation of niko (“to coil, to bight”), see there for more details.

Noun

nīko

  1. cabbage
  2. celery pine
    Synonyms: tānekaha, ahotea

Further reading

  • “nīko” 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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