pākai
1. (noun) bulwark, shield, screen, buffer.
Ko ngā whenua o Ngāti Tama te pākai i waenga i ngā hoariri o Te Rauparaha ki te raki, me ōna uku o Taranaki ki te tonga (TTR 1990:201). / The lands of Ngāti Tama were the buffer between the enemies of Te Rauparaha to the north and his Taranaki allies to the south.
Synonyms: kahupeka, whakaruruhau, whakangungu rākau, whakapuru tao, maru, whakangungu, hīra, pukupuku, puapua, mata, pā, ārai, rīanga, takitaki, tītopa, araarai, pātū, pekerangi, ārei, pākai riri, pāhoka, pāhokahoka, pātakitaki, tūrutu, pātūtū, whakaruru, rī, tauārai
