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heitiki

heitiki is the alternative form of hei-tiki.

Meaning of hei-tiki

Noun

hei-tiki (plural hei-tiki or hei-tikis)

  1. (New Zealand) An ornamental pendant (typically made of pounamu or greenstone) among the Māori, worn around the neck, representing a human figure traditionally connected with Tiki, the first human in Maori mythology.
    • The ability to work stone and bone was also prized, for the production of essential tools such as adzes and fishhooks, and for the quality of ornaments such as pendants and hei tiki.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 74

Forms of heitiki

pluralheitikis

Questions about heitiki

What is heitiki the alternative form of?
Heitiki is the alternative form of hei-tiki.

Words near heitiki in the dictionary

  1. heisting
  2. heists
  3. Heit
  4. heita
  5. heiti
  6. heitiki
  7. heitikis
  8. Heiting
  9. heitis
  10. Heitkamp
  11. Heitkamps

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