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pākihi

1. (verb) to dig for fern root.

I hoki mai au i te pākihi (W 1971:253). / I returned from digging fern root.

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2. (noun) open grasslands, barren land, open country.

Kātahi ka tīkina ka whawhaitia a Raumati me ōna iwi, ka mate a Ngāti Ohomairangi, ka horo, ā ka tae ki te matua e takoto ana mai i te pākihi (JPS 1925:309). / Ngāti Ohomairangi then attacked Raumati and his people, but were defeated and fled, falling back on the main body lying out in the open country.

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Synonyms: tuakau, koraha, rake, manaha, mānahanaha, pārae

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