pakihi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori pākihi.

Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈpʌːkihi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːkɪhi/

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. [from 19th c.]
   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 376:

     “You will then own 796 acres of pakihi and private sea beaches.”