ka pai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori ka pai

Interjection

ka pai

  1. (New Zealand) good, fine

Anagrams

Maori

Etymology

From ka (predicative particle) +‎ pai (“good”).

Phrase

ka pai

  1. good
  2. (idiomatic) serves (you) right

Further reading

  • “ka pai” 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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