hīkoi

Māori

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːkoi/ [ˈhiːkɔi]

Verb

hīkoi

  1. to step on something
    Synonyms: raka, whakaraka
  2. to walk
  3. to stride
  4. to march

Noun

hīkoi

  1. step
  2. march
  3. hike, trek, tramp
  4. journey, trip

References

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917), “hikoi”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 359
  • “hīkoi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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