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heitiki
/ heɪˈtiːkiː /
noun
- a Māori neck ornament of greenstone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heitiki1
C19: from Māori, from hei to hang + tiki
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Example Sentences
He took from its perch the palladium of the tribe, an heitiki ponamu, or greenstone image, and, summoning around him the remnant of his men, together with some of the women, they fled from the western side of the pa, hotly pursued by the victors.
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