pōhēhē

Maori

Etymology

Partial reduplication of pohe “blind, stupid, dull”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːˌheːheː/, [ˈpoːˌheːheː]

Verb

pōhēhē (passive pōhēhētia)

  1. to misunderstand
  2. to be bewildered

Adjective

pōhēhē

  1. duped, mistaken, confused, misguided
    • 2024, “Pūhā me te Porohewa”, performed by Mā:
      E te poroheahea, e te pōhēhē, e te porohewa
      He's a fool, he's a dupe, he's bald
  2. unsuspecting

Noun

pōhēhē

  1. mistake, misunderstanding, error

See also

  • popohe
  • pohepohe

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “pōhēhē”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 333
  • “pōhēhē” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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