Dictionary

Pakeha en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpaːkehaː/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈpaːkɪə/ (New-Zealand, archaic)
• /ˈpaːkəhaː/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pākehā (“stranger”).

Meanings

1. (New-Zealand) A non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander.
   • Henry asked if missionaries were now active on the Chathams at which Mr Evans & Mr D’Arnoq exchanged looks, & the former informed us, ‘Nay, the Maori don’t take kindly to us Pakeha spoiling their Moriori with too much civilization.’ 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:
   • They were the kind of Pākehā who, in the eyes of the Protestant missionaries, set a bad example to Māori. 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 134:

Forms

Deriveds

Pakeha Maori