Hakihea
1. (personal noun) seventh lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to December. Also the name of the three stars of Alpha Centauri, which appear as one light and the third brightest 'star' in the night sky. The appearance heralds the start of this lunar month.
Hakihea: Kua noho ngā manu kai roto i te kōhanga (Best 1922:15). / Hakihea: Birds are now sitting on their nests (Best 1922:15).
Synonyms: whitu, Akaaka-nui, Ahuahu-mataora, Whitu o Hakihea, Te
