hikoi
/ˈhiːkɔɪ/
hikoi noun: a protest march, typically involving a long journey.
Noun
hikoi (plural hikois)
- A protest march, typically involving a long journey.
- Although the coalition was fragile, it was a signal achievement for the Tainui contingent and the main body of the hikoi to arrive at Waitangi on the same day.1987, Ranginui Walker, Jacqueline Amoamo, Nga Tau Tohetohe: Years of Anger, page 88
- The idea of the hikoi was conceived at the General Synod of the Anglican Church but soon came to involve Christians of all persuasions.1999, W. R. Atkin, Katrine Evans, Human Rights and the Common Good: Christian Perspectives, page 148
Verb
hikoi (third-person singular simple present hikois, present participle hikoiing, simple past and past participle hikoied)
- To participate in a hikoi.
- Then in March Ngāti Kahungunu announced that they would hikoi to Wellington with a view to arriving around the time that the Foreshore and Seabed Bill was due to come before Parliament.2004, Aroha Harris, Hīkoi: Forty Years of Māori Protest, page 29
Forms of hikoi
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hikois |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hikois |
| present participle | hikoiing |
| past participle | hikoied |
| past | hikoied |
Origin of hikoi
Borrowed from Māori hīkoi (“march”).
Questions about hikoi
- What does hikoi mean?
- Hikoi means a protest march, typically involving a long journey.
- What part of speech is hikoi?
- Hikoi can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce hikoi?
- Hikoi is pronounced /ˈhiːkɔɪ/.
- What is the plural of hikoi?
- The plural of hikoi is hikois.
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