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kuʻi

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Maori tuki, Tongan tuki)[1][2] from Proto-Austronesian *tuqtuq ultimately onomatopoeic.[3]

Verb

kuʻi

  1. to pound, to strike
  2. to jam in
  3. to churn (of butter)
  4. to forge (of steel)
  5. to punch, to box
    Synonym: moko

Noun

kuʻi

  1. pestle
  2. boxing
    Synonyms: moko, mokomoko

References

  1. [1]
    Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kuʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 174
  2. [2]
    Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tuki.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. [3]
    Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 270-1

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