pīkau
1. (verb) (-ngia,-ria,-tia) to carry on the back, get on the back of someone else, piggyback, carry, take care of, convey.
E rongo ana te taringa i tōna toa ki te haere i roto i ngā kōkiri; ki te amo mai i ngā taotū i roto i te mura o te ahi ki te wāhi i te ora; ki te pīkau mai i ngā tāngata kua mate kē ki tētahi wāhi tika hei tāpukenga mō rātou (TKO 30/10/1920:10). / We've heard of his bravery in going into the attacks; in the heat of battle to carry out the wounded on his shoulder to a safe place; to carry out the men who had already died to an appropriate place for them to be buried.
2. (noun) backpack, pack.
Kei ō rātou tuarā ko ngā pīkau pupuri i ā rātou rākau whawhai. / On their backs were the packs holding their weapons.
Synonyms: peketua, kawenga, pāka, pōrukuruku, pēke, whakawhāiti
