turaki

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Mangarevan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak.

Verb

turàki

  1. to turn upside down; to reverse
  2. to throw down; to hurl down

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki (compare with Tahitian turaʻi, Samoan tulei and Tongan tulaki), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak (compare with Malay tolak, Iban tulak “to push, to reject”, Tagalog túlak).

Pronunciation

Verb

turaki (passive turakina)

  1. to push over
  2. to oppose
  3. to overthrow

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “turaki”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 537
  • “turaki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tuamotuan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak.

Verb

turaki

  1. to turn upside down
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