hika
1. (interjection) heavens! whoa! heck! for goodness sake! goodness me! - a mild exclamation of surprise, dismay or irritation.
Kātahi ia ka mea, 'E hika! He aha hoki tēnei?' / Then he said, 'Heck! What the hell is this?'
See also e hika
2. (noun) friend, mate - term of address to people of both genders (eastern dialect).
E hika mā, e pai ana kia tangihia nuitia a Tamahau, te kaihautū o tēnā wāhi o tātau (TPH 9/11/1904:14). / My friends, it is fine to mourn Tamahau, the leader of that place of ours.
3. (noun) pudendum muliebre, vulva.
