kahika
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Maori kahika, from Proto-Polynesian *kafika (“Malay apple”), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌhiːkə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌhikə/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɐhiːkɘ/
Noun edit
kahika (plural kahikas)
Anagrams edit
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kafika (cognate with Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa and Tongan fekika), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika (cognate with Fijian kavika).
Noun edit
kahika
- Synonym of kahikatea
- (archaic, obsolete) Malay apple
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 112
- Gardner, Rhys (2005) “A botanist follows a linguist through the New Zealand bush: origins of Maori plant-names”, in Auckland Botanical Society Journal[2], volume 60, number 1, Auckland Botanical Society, pages 28-31
- “Kafika”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2023