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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moko (compare with Maori moko) from Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Fijian moko)
Pronunciation
Noun
moʻo
- lizard, dragon, serpent
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “moʻo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 253-4
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moko.1a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2011) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 260-1
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