harakeke

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori harakeke.

Noun

harakeke (uncountable)

1. (New Zealand) New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax

Maori

A tui on a flax plant

Etymology

The hara- segment is ultimately derived from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN. Cognate with Hawaiian hala and Malay pandan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.ɾa.ke.ke/

Noun

harakeke

1. New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax

   Unuhia te rito o te harakeke / Kei hea te kōmako e kō?

   If you remove the centre of the flax bush / Where then will the bellbird sing?

References

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