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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAHUI

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAHUI

rahui  [ˌrɑːˈhuːɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAHUI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rahui 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 RAHUI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rāhui

In Māori culture, a rāhui is a form of tapu restricting access to, or use of, an area or resource by unauthorised persons. With the passing of the 1996 Fisheries Act, a rāhui can also be imposed by the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries. In the Cook Islands, Raui have been put in place by the National Environment Service.

Definition of rahui in the English dictionary

The definition of rahui in the dictionary is a Māori prohibition.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAHUI


bluey
ˈbluːɪ
Brahui
brɑːˈhuːɪ
chewie
ˈtʃuːɪ
chewy
ˈtʃuːɪ
Dewey
ˈdjuːɪ
dewy
ˈdjuːɪ
Drambuie
dræmˈbjuːɪ
gluey
ˈɡluːɪ
gooey
ˈɡuːɪ
hooey
ˈhuːɪ
Hughie
ˈhjuːɪ
hui
ˈhuːɪ
louis
ˈluːɪ
phooey
ˈfuːɪ
screwy
ˈskruːɪ
stewy
ˈstjuːɪ
tui
ˈtuːɪ
uey
ˈjuːɪ
Wanganui
ˌwɒŋəˈnuːɪ
zooey
ˈzuːɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAHUI

raguly
Ragusa
ragweed
ragwheel
ragwork
ragworm
ragwort
rah
rah-rah
rah-rah skirt
rai
raia
raid
raider
raiding
raiding party
raik
rail
rail gauge
rail link

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAHUI

Anhui
appui
Bangui
Blanqui
buibui
cestui
charqui
chiquichiqui
dui
ennui
feng shui
hokonui
maqui
Maui
nolle prosequi
ololiuqui
Oubangui
point d´appui
Rapa Nui
Yaqui

Synonyms and antonyms of rahui in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rahui» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAHUI

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

Translator English - Chinese

rahui
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Rahui
570 millions of speakers

English

rahui
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rahui
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

rahui
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

rahui
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rahui
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rahui
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rahui
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rahui
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rahui
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

rahui
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rahui
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rahui
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

rahui
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rahui
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रहुई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rahui
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rahui
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rahui
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

rahui
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rahui
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

rahui
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

rahui
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rahui
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

rahui
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rahui

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAHUI»

The term «rahui» is normally little used and occupies the 128.346 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAHUI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rahui» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rahui» 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 rahui

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAHUI»

Discover the use of rahui in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rahui and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values
Rahui may be categorised in various ways. There are those with 'teeth' and those without, as suggested in Best's writings (1924). Firth (1929:259-60) distinguishes between 'severe' and 'mild' rahui, a distinction which he learnt from Best.
Hirini Moko Mead, Sidney M. Mead, 2003
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Landmarks, Bridges and Visions: Aspects of Maori Culture : ...
Perhaps a further question could be asked: was a person belonging to the tribe ( and not necessarily of the tribe) sacrificed in order to transform a political rahui in to a pollution rahui? To conclude this section on political uses of the rahui, it is ...
Sidney M. Mead, 1997
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Journal. Appendix
Nga aka. Ingoa ote Hapu nonn. I I i i 1 Elm. Mangamaunu Rahui Maori i Kei waenganui o Blenheim me ' 3,286 l Kaikoura. ' i Mangamaunu Rahui Maori ' Kei reira. ano ; 55 Hundalee Rahui Maori J \ Kei reira. ano 12 ' 'Taieri Rahui Maori Kei te ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1906
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
KEVIN PRIME Deputy Chair, Nga Whenua Rahui Committee Motatau RD 1 Kawakawa Northland, New Zealand INTRODUCTION Nga Whenua Rahui began in the early 1980s, when Maori owners of commercially unproductive lands in ...
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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of ...
No. 454. — Pukapuka-inoi a Hemi Warena me etahi atu. E ki ana te kai-pitihana i te tau 1857 i hokona tetahi Poraka Whenua a ratou e karangatia nei k? te Awahou ki te Kawanatanga. Ko tetahi o nga tikanga i runga i taua hoko me rahui tetahi ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1886
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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of ...
I I £ a d f (1) Bush Dowsett -- I I (' 0 1 el 57 Taikomako ' 1 s 12 2 l (2) Joseph James Ashdown I 0 1 8 58 Hine Rahui . . .. 1 8 12 2 I (3) Edward George Asbdown I 0 1 6 (Witeum Hohaia [60, 61] I I 1 4 0 4) Empla Eure -- I 0 1 8 59 Rangiirunga .
‎1907
7
Maori Lore: The Traditions of the Maori People, with the ...
where to the north, and they invited Tu Rahui and his companions — knowing them to be skilful in navigation and the art of managing canoes — to accompany them. This offer was gladly accepted. At the time which had been fixed the ...
James Izett, 1904
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The Lore of the Whare-wānanga: Or Teachings of the Maori ...
I tetahi eta ka tangi te tamaiti a Tu-rahui, ka mea atu 3, ie ki tona wahine, “ Holnai ki au ta taua, tamaiti.” Ka riro mai te tamaiti, ka haere a Tu-rahui ki waho whakahaereere ai i te tamaiti; katahi ka titiro atu ki te ra e whannke ana i te huapae 0 Te ...
H. T. Whatahoro, 2011
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Primitive Economics of the New Zealand Maori (Routledge ...
Thus if a chief were drowned in a river his people would probably place a rahui upon the surrounding area to prevent any person taking fish from those waters. Such a man being tapu, to eat food from that river would be an act of degradation  ...
Raymond Firth, 2012
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Grey and Iwikau: A Journey Into Custom
The natives always treat a rahui with much respect, considering it an act of great dishonesty to catch eels, or any other fish, to hunt pigs, snare ducks or parrots, or in fact destroy in any way game of whatever kind it is erected to preserve.
Alex Frame, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAHUI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rahui is used in the context of the following news items.
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Massey have big win over Rahui in premier club netball
Massey goal shoot Te Reo Paki, right, about to drain a shot, while Rahui goal defence Katarina Cooper watches on in their club game at the B&M Centre on ... «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
2
Rahui needed to protect birds
Chairman of the Northland Conservation Board, Mita Harris, said conviction was the "last resort" and encouraged hapu and iwi to place rahui on forests to ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Rahui in place to protect awa
This is one of many reasons Ngati Tautahi hapu members have put a traditional rahui on hapu boundaries of the awa, which extend to areas of Mataraua Rd, ... «Northern Advocate, Jun 15»
4
National titles for Huntly's Rahui Pokeka Kyokushin Club
The 2015 Rahui Pokeka Kyokushin Kumite and Kata team is proud of its success at the NZ IKO Kyokushin Karate Full Contact Championships. From left, front ... «Waikato Times, Jun 15»
5
Rahui call in the Central Pulse stars for big win over Feilding A1
Rahui had their Central Pulse players back to wreak havoc against Feilding A1, with the Otaki club winning 68-39 on a night of lop-sided scores in the premier ... «Manawatu Standard, Jun 15»
6
Reinforced Rahui side beat Manukura Red
Rahui had Central Pulse and Silver Ferns players Liana Leota and Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit come into the team for the first time this year and they made a ... «Manawatu Standard, May 15»
7
Kayak business hit by rahui on pond
The rahui, issued by Napier claims settlement entity Mana Ahuriri after discussion among kaumatua, said there should be no swimming, waka ama training or ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 15»
8
Rahui placed on Pandora Pond
The rahui is expected to impact on the swimming section of Ironmaori Kaumatua on Saturday, with kaumatua having issued a rahui advising there should be no ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Feb 15»
9
Kauri symposium ponders rahui
A government-appointed official charged with helping to tackle the kauri dieback disease says rahui could have the power to help stop it spreading further. «Radio New Zealand, Feb 15»
10
Farewell for Apirana Mahuika
Ngati Porou leader Apirana Mahuika's tangi at Rahui Marae on the East Coast. Photo: RNZ / Rosemary Rangitauira. Other mourners included tribal leaders, ... «Radio New Zealand, Feb 15»

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