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单词 mokihi
释义

mokihin.

Brit. /ˈməʊkᵻhi/, /ˈmɔːkᵻhi/, U.S. /ˈmoʊkəhi/, /ˈmɔkəhi/, /ˈmɑkəhi/, New Zealand English /ˈmoːkihi/, /ˈmoːkɪhi/, /ˈmʌukɪhi/
Inflections: Plural mokihis, unchanged.
Forms:

α. 1800s– mokihi.

β. 1800s mogihi Brit. /ˈməʊɡᵻhi/, U.S. /ˈmoʊɡəhi/, New Zealand English /ˈmoːɡihi/, /ˈmoːɡɪhi/.

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori mōkihi.
Etymology: < Maori mōkihi bundle, raft made from a bundle of rushes, flax stalks, etc. Compare earlier moki n.2The β form arises from non-Maoris' perceptions of the pronunciation of the Maori word in the South Island of New Zealand.
New Zealand. historical.
= moki n.2
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > raft > types of raft
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1844 G. A. Selwyn Jrnl. 17 Jan. in Church in Colonies (1851) VIII. 14 The mokihi is formed of bundles of rushes, bound tightly together in the form of a boat.
1849 C. O. Torlesse Torlesse Papers (1958) 73 Went to look at a mogihi of the Moeraki natives.
1889 V. Pyke Story Wild Will Enderby 115 From amongst the bushes he drew forth a ‘mokihi’, on which he crossed the river in safety.
1936 T. Lambert Pioneering Reminisc. Old Wairoa 178 He..sent..his men over the hill to cut raupo wherewith they made mokihis.
1988 B. Mikaere Te Maiharoa & Promised Land 75 He would help travellers on the lake by sending a fair wind to push their mokihi (reed boats) in the right direction.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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