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Maori
Etymology 1
Reduplication of peka “bat”.
Noun
pekapeka
- bat (animal) – especially the species Mystacina tuberculata
Etymology 2
Reduplication of peka “branch”.
Noun
pekapeka
- toy windmill/pinwheel made from phormium leaves
- starfish
- Synonyms: papatangaroa, pātangaroa
- a snood or gangion in a traditional longline set up[1]
References
- ^ Mahire Whakahaere, Te Arawa Lakes Trust, 2015, pages 8-9
Further reading
- Williams, Herbert William (1917) “pekapeka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 320
- “pekapeka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.