tokitoki
1. (modifier) very calm.
Tūperepere kau ana ngā wai o Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, engari ia koe, e Matu, nei rā tō waka kua marewa ki ngā wai tokitoki, ki ngā hau tāhengihengi, ki te āio mōwai rokiroki (HM 2/1993). / The waters of Wellington Harbour are boisterous, but you, Matu, there is your conveyance raised up to the calm waters, to the soft breezes, and serenity.
2. (noun) brown teal, Anas chlorotis - a rare endemic bird, the breeding male has a glossy green head and a narrow white collar, while the female is brown.
See also pāteke
3. (noun) New Zealand dabchick, Poliocephalus rufopectus - a small dark bird with a dumpy body, slim neck, small head, short bill and tiny, fluffy white tail. Has a blackish head, finely streaked with silver feathers, and is found on lakes and ponds of the North Island.
See also weweia
Synonyms: taratimoho, tokitokipia, tokitokipio, totokipia, totokipio, tongitongipia, totoipio, weiweia, taihoropī, weweia, whirowhiro
