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pakihi

UK/ˈpɑːkɪhi/

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New Zealand/ˈpʌːkihi/

pakihi noun: an area of open land (chiefly in western parts of the South Island), especially when waterlogged.

Noun

pakihi (plural pakihis or pakihi)

  1. (New Zealand) An area of open land (chiefly in western parts of the South Island), especially when waterlogged.
    • “You will then own 796 acres of pakihi and private sea beaches.”1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 376

Forms of pakihi

pluralpakihis
pluralpakihi

Origin of pakihi

Borrowed from Māori pākihi.

Questions about pakihi

What does pakihi mean?
Pakihi means an area of open land (chiefly in western parts of the South Island), especially when waterlogged.
What part of speech is pakihi?
Pakihi is a noun.
How do you pronounce pakihi?
Pakihi is pronounced /ˈpʌːkihi/ (New Zealand).
What is the plural of pakihi?
The plural of pakihi is pakihis.

Words near pakihi in the dictionary

  1. Paki-bashing
  2. pakicetid
  3. pakicetids
  4. pakige
  5. pakiges
  6. pakihi
  7. pakihis
  8. Pakil
  9. Pakiland
  10. pakirikiri
  11. pakis

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