tiaki

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tiaki (“to guard, to wait for”). Cognate with Hawaiian kiaʻi (“guard”).

Verb

tiaki (passive tiakina)

  1. to guard or keep
  2. to protect, to save
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English jack.

Noun

tiaki

  1. jack (playing card)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English cheque.

Noun

tiaki

  1. cheque

Further reading

  • “tiaki” 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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