rō
1. (location) the inside - shortened form of roto i te/ngā (eastern dialect).
Ina ka noho ki rō whare, ko tāna mahi i tino rawe ai he takoto noa mai i te raho o te whare ki mua i te ahi, kānewha ai (TTR 1998:170). / When she was indoors the thing she really liked to do was to lie on the floor of the house in front of the fire and doze.
2. (location) into, in - shortened form of roto i te/ngā (eastern dialect).
Ka ua, ka neke atu rātou ki rō whare. / When it rained they moved inside the house.
2. (noun) praying mantis, New Zealand praying mantis, Orthodera novaezealandiae - green, insect-eating insect with two large eyes. The native species has a bright blue-and-purple patch on the inside of its front legs.
Synonyms: whē
