inoi

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *noqi (“to ask for something, solicit”).

Noun

inoi

1. a prayer

   Synonym: karakia

Verb

inoi

1. to pray, beg, request, appeal

References

• “inoi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.