kimoa

See also: kímoa

Tokelauan

Te kimoa.

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kimoa. Cognates include Tuvaluan kimoa and Samoan ʻimoa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ki.ˈmo.a]
• Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧a

Noun

kimoa

1. mouse, rat

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 162