oi
1. (verb) (-a) to shudder, agitate, disturb.
I ngā rā o te Kāwanatanga o Timi Kara i oi te iwi Māori i ngā rongo o te Ture Muru (TTT 1/8/1925:278). / In the days of James Carroll's government the Māori people shuddered on hearing of the Confiscation Law.
Synonyms: wiri, māueue, hāwiniwini, whakaruerue, ngateri
2. (verb) to be active - sometimes used to indicate that someone is being active or should be energetic about what they are doing, especially in their long term goals.
E pai ana te noho mai a Tangiwai i tōna tūranga ikeike. Mehemea kāore ia i oi i a ia i ngā tau ka taha, kei raro kē pea e putu ana (HKK 1999:178). / Tangiwai suits her lofty position. If she hadn't been so energetic over the years she wouldn't have succeeded.
