kaitiaki

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

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kaitiaki (countable and uncountable, plural kaitiakis or kaitiaki)

  1. (New Zealand, uncountable) The Māori concept of guardianship of the natural environment.
  2. (New Zealand, countable) In Māori culture, a person serving as a guardian of the natural environment.
    • 2019, Jeannette Bastian, Andrew Flinn, Community Archives, Community Spaces: Heritage, Memory and Identity, page 72:
      Kaitiaki are rarely resourced to respond to the many requests for their time and expertise.

Maori

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Etymology

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kai- +‎ tiaki (to guard)

Noun

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kaitiaki

  1. guardian, trustee