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kārohirohi

Maori edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Hawaiian ʻālohilohi.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈɾohiˌɾohi/

Verb edit

kārohirohi

  1. to shimmer (of light or heat waves)
    Kārohirohi ana te moana, he marino tonu hoki.
    The sea shimmered and it was quite calm.

Related terms edit

References edit

  • “kārohirohi” 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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