hakihaki
1. (noun) skin disease, rash, itch, scabies - a contagious skin disease causing severe itching.
Ehara i te Māori anake te iwi kainga te kiri e te mate nei, e te hakihaki (TTT 1/8/1927:640). / It's not as if only Māori are affected by this skin disease, scabies.
See also waihakihaki
Synonyms: kauhikahika, remurere, waihakihaki, mahaki, kōpukupuku, hīkaka, pokerenoa
2. (noun) worn out mat.
Me raranga he whāriki hou mō te wharenui, ka whiu atu ai i ngā hakihaki. / New mats should be woven for the meeting house, and then throw away the worn out ones.
