pahī
1. (noun) large ocean-going canoe, ship.
Ka whakawhiti te tira i te ara moana mā runga pahī (PK 2008:558). / The travelling party crossed the ocean route on a large ocean-going canoe.
Synonyms: tima, motu, kaipuke, pora, puke, kaipuke pūngao-karihi, wakatauā, wakatauā karihi, wakatauā whakatakere
2. (noun) travelling party, expedition, section of a kinship group.
Tino kore nei e taea e te kupu te whakaea ngā manaaki i uhia mai ki runga i te pahī a te Taura Whiri (HM 4/1994:3). / Words can never repay the hospitality bestowed on the Māori Language Commission's party.
Synonyms: hapori
