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Hawaiian
Etymology
Contraction of Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *mata-qi-kao lit. 'point of growth' (compare with Maori maihao “finger”) also related to Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *mati-kao.[1] See also ʻao “shoot, sprout”.
Noun
maiʻao
- fingernail
- claw or talon of a bird
- hoof of a horse
References
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “maqi-kao”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online