pakihiwi
1. (noun) shoulder.
Taotū ana te pakihiwi o Eruera, ā, kōpā ana (TTR 2000:103). / Eruera was wounded in the shoulder and it became numb.
See also pokihiwi, pokowhiwhi
Synonyms: tarapakihiwi, hāpai, pokohiwi, pokihiwi, pokowhiwhi
2. (noun) a measurement from one shoulder to the extended fingers of the other arm - sometimes pakihiwi mārō.
Tēnā, whangangatia te rākau nei, e hia pakihiwi? (W 1971:488). / Well, measure this tree with the arms extended. How many 'pakihiwi' is it?
Te roa o taua ngārara 150 iāri; ko ētahi tāngata i kī 150 pakihiwi mārō te roa (TWMNT 7/3/1876:57). / The length of that reptile was 150 yards; some people say 150 fathoms.
