English
Hei Hei
Hei Hei may come from Māori heihei ‘chicken’.
- Māorimodernheihei‘chicken’uncertain
- EnglishtodayHei Hei
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Māorimodernheihei‘chicken’uncertain
- EnglishtodayHei Hei
The story
Perhaps borrowed from Māori heihei (‘chicken’), because of the history of farming in the area.
Every English word from Māori heihei
Today it means
name A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori heihei / Hei Hei