moko

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moko"

English

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Tā moko

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Maori moko.

Noun

moko (plural mokos)

(New Zealand) A traditional Maori tattoo (image made in the skin), traditionally done with chisels; also, such an image used as a personal sign or signature. [from 19th c.]
- 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 373:
  No calligraphist could have drawn the moko so perfectly in the short time the fingers execute it.
- 2014, Peter Wells, Journey to a Hanging:
  He decides to overtrace the moko on Te Rau's face.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori mokopuna.

Noun

moko (plural mokos)

(New Zealand) A grandchild, or any younger child.

Anagrams

Mook, mook

Akan

Noun

moko

A spice in Ghana.

Bangala

Numeral

moko

one

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mòì.

Numeral

moko

one

Basque

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

moko inan

beak

Esperanto

Etymology

From moki +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

IPA^(key): /ˈmoko/
Rhymes: -oko
Hyphenation: mok‧o

Noun

moko (accusative singular mokon, plural mokoj, accusative plural mokojn)

ridicule
- 1927, Edmond Privat, Historio de la lingvo esperanto:
  Antaŭvidante nur mokojn kaj persekutojn, mi decidis kaŝi antaŭ ĉiuj mian laboron.
  Expecting only ridicule and persecution, I decided to conceal from everyone my work.
- 2007, Jorge Camacho, Beletra Almanako 1 (BA1 - Literaturo en Esperanto), Mondial, →ISBN, page 169:
  Svarmas la kritikoj kaj la mokoj al la supozata strangeco de la esperantistoj, eĉ, kio estas des pli surpriza, fare de la esperantistoj mem.
  The criticisms and the mockeries swarm towards the presumed strangeness of the esperantists, even, as is all the more surprising, from the esperantists themselves.
- 1982, Peter G. Forster, The Esperanto Movement, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 381:
  Kaj nin ne timigas la noktaj fantomoj / Nek batoj de l'sorto, nek mokoj de l'homoj / Ĉar klara kaj rekta kaj tre difinita / Ĝi estas, la voj' elektita.
  And we are not frightened by the nocturnal phantoms / Nor the beatings of fate, nor the mockery of humans / For clear, straight and well-defined / Is the chosen route.

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Maori moko, Hawaiian moʻo)^[1]^[2]

Noun

moko

gecko, lizard

References

^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moko.1a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2008), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 260-1

Gatty, Ronald (2009), “moko”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 173

Gilbertese

Noun

moko

smoke

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moto (“to strike with a fist”) (compare with Tahitian moto, Maori moto)^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ko/

Noun

moko

pugilism, boxing (traditional and modern)
Synonym: kuʻi

References

^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “mokomoko”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 251
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Lingala

Numeral

moko

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi moko.

one

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmôːkɔ/

Verb

móko

third-person singular/plural present of mokyti

Maori

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Tā moko

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “I'm assuming each sense has an independent origin, but it's possible they're cognate”)

Noun

moko

Polynesian tattoo

References

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *moko (compare with Hawaiian moʻo)^[1] from Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Fijian moko)^[2]^[3]

Noun

moko

lizard, gecko

Derived terms

References

^ Tregear, Edward (1891), Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 249-50
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moko.1a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2011), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 260-1

Mongo

Numeral

moko

one

Slovene

Noun

moko

accusative/instrumental singular of moka

Tocharian B

Adjective

moko

old (said of people), elderly, aged

Antonyms

maiwe

Noun

moko

elder

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moko. Cognates include Hawaiian moʻo and Samoan moʻo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmo.ko]
Hyphenation: mo‧ko

Noun

moko

gecko

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 238

Tongan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mo.ko/

Noun

moko

lizard, gecko

Yanomam

Etymology

Cognate to Yanomamö moko.

Noun

moko (unclassified holonym; singulative moko a, dual moko kipë, plural moko pë)

girl

References

Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017), Yanomama Clause Structure‎^[3], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115

Yanomamö

Etymology

Cognate to Yanomam moko.

Noun

moko

girl, young woman (after puberty), adolescent

References

Lizot, Jacques (2004), Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎^[4] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN

[1] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moko.1a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

[2] Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2008), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 260-1

[3] Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “mokomoko”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 251

[4] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

[T-5] Tregear, Edward (1891), Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 249-50

[6] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moko.1a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

[7] Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2011), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 260-1

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