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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Maori tuki, Tongan tuki)[1][2] from Proto-Austronesian *tuqtuq ultimately onomatopoeic.[3]
Verb
kuʻi
- to pound, to strike
- to jam in
- to churn (of butter)
- to forge (of steel)
- to punch, to box
- Synonym: moko
Noun
kuʻi
- pestle
- boxing
- Synonyms: moko, mokomoko
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kuʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 174
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tuki.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 270-1