pakahi

British

/ ˈpɑːkəhiː /

noun

1. acid land that is unsuitable for cultivation
2. ( as modifier )
  
  pakahi soil

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Etymology

Origin of pakahi

C19: from Māori

Example Sentences

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A pau ka hoopai a ke Alii no na enemi, hoonoho ae la ke Alii oluna ia Kahalaomapuana i Moi, a hoonoho pakahi aku la i na kaikuahine ona ma na mokupui.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ai pakahi, e, i ka nahele, 387 Alawa a'e na ulu kani o Leiwalo.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright

Ninau hou o Laieikawai, "Owai ko oukou mau inoa pakahi?"

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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