ioio

== Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈioio/ [ˈiɔiɔ] === 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.