riroriron.

Brit.

/ˈrɪrəʊˌrɪrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪroʊˌrɪroʊ/, New Zealand English

/ˈriroˌriro/,

/ˈrɪrʌuˌrɪrʌu/

Forms:

α. 1800s rerorero, 1800s– riroriro, 1800s– riro-riro, 1900s riro riro.

β. 1800s didadido.

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori riroriro.

Etymology: < Maori riroriro, perhaps of imitative origin.The β. forms perhaps result from mishearing of a flapped -r- (/8/); compare rangatira n. A form riro (shortened < riroriro n., and not paralleled as a bird name in Maori) is very occasionally attested in English; compare :1859 A. S. Thomson Story N.Z. I. 25 The Matata..and the Riro or wren, the smallest bird in New Zealand, are the only species worthy of notice.a1974 C. Brasch Coll. Poems (1984) 46 The riro's note Crosses the ripening day.

New Zealand.

The grey warbler, Gerygone igata (family Acanthizidae), a very small songbird with grey-brown plumage, endemic to New Zealand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > [noun] > subfamily Acanthizinae > genus Gerygone

warbler1790

rainbird1817

riroriro1835

fly-eater1895

bush-warbler1898

bush canary1904

1835 W. Yate Acct. N.Z. ii. 58 Riroriro, a very small brown bird, with white feathers under the wings and tail.

1884 M. A. Martin Our Maoris viii. 125 There is a little bird called Riro-riro in New Zealand from its note.

1939 D. Cresswell Present without Leave 32 The riro-riro..has a small wistful song.

1955 W. R. B. Oliver N.Z. Birds (ed. 2) 477/1 Mention of the Riroriro occurs in many stories, songs and proverbs of the Maori.

1991 B. Anderson Girls High (1992) v. 48 It was very still. A riro riro called, was answered, called again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riroriro
释义	riroriron. Brit. /ˈrɪrəʊˌrɪrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈrɪroʊˌrɪroʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈriroˌriro/, /ˈrɪrʌuˌrɪrʌu/ Forms: α. 1800s rerorero, 1800s– riroriro, 1800s– riro-riro, 1900s riro riro. β. 1800s didadido. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori riroriro. Etymology: < Maori riroriro, perhaps of imitative origin.The β. forms perhaps result from mishearing of a flapped -r- (/8/); compare rangatira n. A form riro (shortened < riroriro n., and not paralleled as a bird name in Maori) is very occasionally attested in English; compare :1859 A. S. Thomson Story N.Z. I. 25 The Matata..and the Riro or wren, the smallest bird in New Zealand, are the only species worthy of notice.a1974 C. Brasch Coll. Poems (1984) 46 The riro's note Crosses the ripening day. New Zealand. The grey warbler, Gerygone igata (family Acanthizidae), a very small songbird with grey-brown plumage, endemic to New Zealand. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > [noun] > subfamily Acanthizinae > genus Gerygone warbler1790 rainbird1817 riroriro1835 fly-eater1895 bush-warbler1898 bush canary1904 1835 W. Yate Acct. N.Z. ii. 58 Riroriro, a very small brown bird, with white feathers under the wings and tail. 1884 M. A. Martin Our Maoris viii. 125 There is a little bird called Riro-riro in New Zealand from its note. 1939 D. Cresswell Present without Leave 32 The riro-riro..has a small wistful song. 1955 W. R. B. Oliver N.Z. Birds (ed. 2) 477/1 Mention of the Riroriro occurs in many stories, songs and proverbs of the Maori. 1991 B. Anderson Girls High (1992) v. 48 It was very still. A riro riro called, was answered, called again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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