turaki

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Mangarevan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

turàki

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

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tu.ra.ki/, [tʉ.ɾɐ.ki]

Verb[edit]

turaki (passive turakina)

  1. to push over; to overthrow; to oppose

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “turaki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tuamotuan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

turaki

  1. to turn upside down
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