hākui
1. (noun) mother, mum, old woman, elderly woman.
Ka pangā te paipa ki te ahi, hei te uinga a te hākui rā ki tana paipa, kua wera kē (TP 2/1904:1). / The pipe was thrown into the fire and when the elderly lady asked for her pipe it had already been burnt.
Synonyms: ngoingoi, kui, tāua, kuikui, rūruhi, ruahine, pēperekōu, kōkā, kōkara, ūkaipō, kowhaea, hākuikui, whāwhārua, māmā, whaea, whaene
