Etymology

moho

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Today it means: The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand. Full definition →

Māori moho
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moho · noun1

  1. Māori · borrowed frommoho
  2. Māori · borrowed frommoho
  3. English todaymoho

Borrowed from Māori moho.

moho · noun2

  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromʻōʻō
  2. English todaymoho

From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”).

moho · noun3

Clipping.

Words from the same roots

Hawaiianʻōʻō all →

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