pākihi - desert; barren land
pakihi - business
Pākihi. 1. v.i. Dig for fern root. I hoki mai au i te pakihi.
2. n. Place where fern root has been dug.
3. Open grass country, barren land.
whakapākihi, v.t. Dig superficially. Kaua e whakapakihitia te keringa.
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Pakihi, a. 1. Dried up. Kua pakihi au i nui o rangi (Sh. T. 182).
2. At lowest ebb. Kua pakihi te tai.
pākihikihi, a. Shallow. Mimiti pakora, pakihikihi ana te wai, e ha (S.).
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