kahika

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kahika, from Proto-Polynesian *kafika (“Malay apple”), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌhiːkə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌhikə/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐhiːkɘ/

Noun

kahika (plural kahikas)

1. (rare) Synonym of kahikatea

Anagrams

• kakahi

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kafika (cognate with Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa and Tongan fekika), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika (cognate with Fijian kavika).

Noun

kahika

1. Synonym of kahikatea
2. (archaic, obsolete) Malay apple

Derived terms

• kahikatea

References

• Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 112
• Gardner, Rhys (2005) “A botanist follows a linguist through the New Zealand bush: origins of Maori plant-names”, in Auckland Botanical Society Journal‎^[2], volume 60, number 1, Auckland Botanical Society, pages 28-31
• “Kafika”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2023