kutikuti

See also: kuti kuti

Māori

Etymology

Reduplication of kuti (“to cut”).

Noun

kutikuti

1. scissors, shears, clippers

Verb

kutikuti

1. To cut with scissors etc

Derived terms

• kaikutikuti (“shearer”)

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly corruption of Spanish cocote (“occiput”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kutikuˈti/ [k̠ʊ.t̪ɪ.x̠ʊˈt̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ku‧ti‧ku‧ti

Noun

kutikutí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜒᜃᜓᜆᜒ) (anatomy, Bataan)

1. occiput; back of the skull or head

   Synonyms: kukote, kaimutan

Further reading

• “kutikuti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018