Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hikoi

/ˈhiːkɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hikoi
IPA: /ˈhiːkɔɪ/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protest march, typically involving a long journey.

New Zealand usage

verb

To participate in a hikoi.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"Although the coalition was fragile, it was a signal achievement for the Tainui contingent and the main body of the hikoi to arrive at Waitangi on the same day."
"The idea of the hikoi was conceived at the General Synod of the Anglican Church but soon came to involve Christians of all persuasions."
""There is a proud tradition of hikoi in Aotearoa. We have marched as tangata whenua for our land, for our sovereign rights, for our sacred kai moana, and now we march to honour Papatuanuku and keep her free from GE interference.""
"Then in March Ngāti Kahungunu announced that they would hikoi to Wellington with a view to arriving around the time that the Foreshore and Seabed Bill was due to come before Parliament."

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori hīkoi (“march”).

Word Breakdown

Root: hīkoi

Usage

New Zealand usage

Inflected Forms

hikois (plural) hikois (present, singular) hikoiing (participle, present) hikoied (participle, past) hikoied (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce hikoi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhiːkɔɪ/.
What does hikoi mean?: A protest march, typically involving a long journey.
Where does hikoi come from?: Borrowed from Māori hīkoi (“march”).

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