pātiki

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *paa-tiki (“flounder, flatfish”). Cognate with Hawaiian pākiʻi (“flatfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːtiki/ [ˈpɑːtiki]

Noun

pātiki

1. flounder

Derived terms

• pātiki mohoao
• pātiki rori
• pātiki tōtara

Descendants

• → English: patiki

Verb

pātiki

1. (stative) to be flat, to be level

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “pātiki”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN