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Meaning of "Pakeha" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAKEHA

From Māori.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAKEHA

Pakeha  [ˈpɑːkɪˌhɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAKEHA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pakeha is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAKEHA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pākehā

Pākehā is a Māori language term for New Zealanders who are "of European descent". Recently, the word has been used to refer inclusively either to fair-skinned persons or any non-Māori New Zealander. Papa'a has a similar meaning in Cook Islands Māori. Its etymology is unclear, but the term was in use by the late 18th century. In the Māori language, plural nouns of Pākehā may include Ngā Pākehā and He Pākehā. When the word was first adopted, the usual plural in English was Pakehas. However New Zealand English speakers are increasingly removing the terminal s and treating Pākehā as a collective noun. Opinions of the term vary amongst those it describes. Some find it highly offensive, others are indifferent, some find it inaccurate and archaic, while some happily use the term and find the main alternatives such as "New Zealand European" inappropriate.

Definition of Pakeha in the English dictionary

The definition of Pakeha in the dictionary is a person who is not of Māori ancestry, esp a White person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAKEHA


aha
ɑːˈhɑː
AHHA
ˈɑːhɑː
Bihar
bɪˈhɑː
brouhaha
ˈbruːhɑːhɑː
Doha
ˈdəʊhɑː
ha
hɑː
ha-ha
ˈhɑː ˈhɑː
haar
hɑː
hah
hɑː
hoo-ha
ˈhuːˌhɑː
Kandahar
ˌkændəˈhɑː
lahar
ˈlɑːhɑː
miha
ˈmiːhɑː
Omaha
ˈəʊməˌhɑː
puha
ˈpuːhɑː
satyagraha
ˈsɔːtjɑːɡrɔːhɑː
taha
ˈtɑːhɑː
taiaha
ˈtaɪəˌhɑː
Tsitsihar
ˈtsɪtsɪˌhɑː
Zohar
ˈzəʊhɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAKEHA

Paiute
pajama
pajamaed
pajamas
Pak
pak choi
pak-choi cabbage
pakahi
pakapoo
Paki
Paki-basher
Paki-bashing
pakihi
pakirikiri
Pakistan
Pakistani

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAKEHA

a la plancha
Aisha
aloha
alpha
bertha
buddha
cancha
captcha
cha
cha-cha
concha
geisha
Hoxha
koha
kwacha
La Mancha
Martha
mocha
piranha
Praha

Synonyms and antonyms of Pakeha in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Pakeha» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAKEHA

Find out the translation of Pakeha to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Pakeha from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Pakeha» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白种人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pakeha
570 millions of speakers

English

Pakeha
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Pakeha
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باكيها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Pākehā
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pakeha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Pakeha
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pakeha
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pakeha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pakeha
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パケハ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파 케하
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pakeha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Pakeha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Pakeha
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पचाहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pakeha
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pakeha
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pakeha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Pākehā
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pakeha
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Pākehā
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pakeha
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pakeha
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pakeha
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pakeha

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAKEHA»

The term «Pakeha» is regularly used and occupies the 62.076 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAKEHA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Pakeha» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Pakeha» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pakeha

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAKEHA»

Discover the use of Pakeha in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pakeha and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reading Pakeha?: Fiction and Identity in Aotearoa New Zealand
Specifically, "Reading Pakeha? Fiction and Identity in Aotearoa New Zealand "explores how concepts of race and ethnicity intersect with those of gender, sex, and sexuality. This book also asks whether 'Pakeha' is still a meaningful term.
Christina Stachurski, 2009
2
Being Pakeha Now: Reflections and Recollections of a White ...
In this revised edition King rewrites the Introduction and updates many of the chapters.
Michael King, 2004
3
Pakeha and the treaty: why it's our treaty too
It looks specifically at what the treaty means for Pakeha.It covers such topics as: Growing up Pakeha Belonging and 'te tino rangatiratanga' Need versus race Our stories are our way forward Anatomy of a protest A Treaty based approach that ...
Pat Snedden, 2005
4
Pakeha Maori: The Extraordinary Story of the Europeans Who ...
This book describes one of the most extraordinary and fascinating stories in NZ history.
Trevor Bentley, 2007
5
Pakeha Rambles Through Maori Lands
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Lieut-Colonel St John, 2009
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He pukapuka whakaako ki te reo Pakeha
Pukapuka. '. I te aha a Mea i kona inanahi ?" Ka oho atu tetahi, " I te whangai i te kau :" — " I te keri i te awa:"— "I te kai :"— " I te iniK" — " I te moe." Na, ko nga ingoa e rere ke ana : te whangai, te keri, te kai, te inu, te moe. Ko te reta i mau tonu, ...
Pukapuka, 1855
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New Zealand English
11 TALKING MAORI OR PAKEHA IN ENGLISH: SIGNALLING IDENTITY IN DISCOURSE1 Maria Stubbe and Janet Holmes 1. Introduction New Zealand English (NZE) is one component in the construction of a distinct national identity,  ...
Allan Bell, Koenraad Kuiper, 2000
8
The Pohutukawa Tree
Aroha: The Pakeha captain got as far as here: placed a ladder against the puriri wall and climbed half way up. Face to face he came with Whetumarama: Maori and Pakeha, holding each other's eyes. Then Whetumarama raised his arm and  ...
Bruce Mason, 1988
9
Among Friends?: On the Dynamics of Maori-Pakeha ...
Relationships are the glue that holds the world together.
Agnes Brandt, 2013
10
Inventing New Zealand: Everyday Myths of Pakeha Identity
An examination of New Zealanders' national identity, who claims our identity for us and why.
Claudia Bell, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAKEHA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pakeha is used in the context of the following news items.
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'White flight' blights Tomorrow's Schools
''Between 1996 and 2013, the process of social choice of schooling has progressively seen Pakeha pupils attending higher decile schools. «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
Christchurch's flight from low decile schools
To focus on Hornby High School: "The school's recent ERO report notes that Pakeha kids do particularly well at that school in senior school ... «The Press, Jul 15»
3
Locals back calls for better pronunciation
The boy, Finnian Galbraith, said as an official language, te reo Maori should be pronounced correctly and there was no "Pakeha way" of saying ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
Inequality impacting ability to learn at primary school
... and Pasifika across the three standards is much lower than for Asian and European/Pakeha - roughly 10 per cent to 20 per cent points worse. «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
5
Kia ora: Matata
Nice arts: The Handcrafts Studio at 27 Pakeha St sells local crafts and pottery, homespun alpaca and silk garments, merino wool and silk felted ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
6
Nickie Muir: Ownership not about race
This is often not the wanted answer - Pakeha (and it usually is Pakeha) want to hear I'm from somewhere exotic and not that I too, am Pakeha ... «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
7
White Men in Charge: It's Not Just Auckland Council
Non-Pakeha seem to be, for the most part, banned. If you melded all the director photos together, you would get a 55-year-old white man with ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
8
Editorial: Andrew Little can't get it right
If you're Chinese, Labour's list of "Chinese" surnames has a sting that mainstream Pakeha politicians will never have to suffer themselves. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Talktreaty Exhibition Launch
Economist Dr Gareth Morgan, who earlier this year was accused by the New Zealand media of labelling pakeha New Zealanders “blissfully ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
Toi Te Rito Maihi on weaving
He was determined we were going to be as Pakeha as possible." It was only when she got a scholarship to Queen Victoria's School for Maori ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pakeha [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pakeha>. Apr 2024 ».
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