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kuʻi

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Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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
  6. (of sound) to clash, to boom
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Noun

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kuʻi

  1. pestle
  2. boxing
    Synonyms: moko, mokomoko

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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kuʻi(transitive)

  1. to join, to unite
  2. to stitch
  3. to splice
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Verb

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kuʻi

  1. (stative) conjoined, convergent

Noun

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kuʻi

  1. seam

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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kuʻi

  1. (stative) artificial

References

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  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”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  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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