umukuka

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Samoan

Noun

umukuka

  1. hut for the oven

Tokelauan

Te umukuka.

Etymology

From umu (cooking house) +‎ kuka (to cook). Akin to Samoan umukuka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: u‧mu‧ku‧ka

Noun

umukuka

  1. kitchen

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 47