ioio

== Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈioio/ [ˈiɔiɔ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *uaua. Doublet of ua, uaua, and iaia. By surface analysis, reduplication of io. ==== 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 John C. Moorfield (2011), “ioio”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN