kāhui

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaa-pui (compare with Hawaiian ʻāhui (“bunch (of fruit like bananas)”)) from Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *pui₁ (“bunch of fruit”) (compare with Hawaiian hui (“troupe, association, society, club”) and Tahitian hui (“group”) plus Hawaiian huihui (“cluster, collection, bunch”) and Tahitian huihui (“collection”)). Doublet of hui and huihui.

Noun

kāhui

1. group, cluster
2. flock, herd, swarm

Further reading

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