Rapa Nui[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *maqi-kuku. Cognates include Hawaiian māiʻuʻu and Maori maikuku.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˌma.ʔi.ˈku.ku/
- Hyphenation: ma‧'i‧ku‧ku
ma'ikuku
- claw, nail
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 199