kuʻi

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. 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. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tuki.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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