mahi kairau
1. (noun) sex work.
I tīmata anō tana whakamātau kia utua ia mō ngā mahi kairau i te tūponotanga ki tētahi kaipakihi tāne Ingarihi, nāna nei i whakarite ētahi kiritaki utu e rua, e toru i te wiki. (Townsend, 2018) / She also began experimenting with paid sex work after a chance meeting with an English businessman, who arranged two or three paying clients per week.
Synonyms: kairautanga