tiki

See also: Tiki

English

Modern male tiki, located at the entry of the Papuakeikaha Arboretum, island of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori tiki (“figurine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːkiː/, /ˈtɪki/
• Homophone: teaky
• Rhymes: -iːki, -ɪki

Noun

tiki (plural tikis)

1. Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.

Derived terms

• tiki bar
• tiki culture
• tiki resort
• tiki restaurant
• tiki torch

See also

• tiki-taka
• tiki tour

Further reading

• tiki on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Asi

Noun

tiki

1. house lizard

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧ki

Noun

tiki

1. the common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
2. (by extension) a gecko; any lizard of the family Gekkonidae

Chuukese

Verb

tiki

1. (transitive) to poke, to press
2. to put a dot on

Esperanto

Etymology

From tiko +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiki/
• Rhymes: -iki
• Syllabification: ti‧ki

Verb

tiki (present tikas, past tikis, future tikos, conditional tikus, volitive tiku)

1. to tic

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tikˈkiʔ/, /tikˈkɛʔ/

Noun

tiki

1. common house gecko

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiki/ [ˈtiki]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tiki (compare with Tahitian tiʻi and Hawaiian kiʻi).

Noun

tiki

1. figurine, carved figure

Descendants

• → English: tiki
  • ⇒ tiki bar
  • ⇒ tiki culture
  • ⇒ tiki restaurant
  • ⇒ tiki resort
  • ⇒ tiki torch

Etymology 2

Verb

tiki (passive tīkina)

1. to fetch, to get

Derived terms

• tikitiki

Etymology 3

Verb

tiki

1. to fail

Further reading

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tiki f

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of tik

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch een tikje.

Pronoun

tiki

1. few
2. a bit

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English stick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.ki/

Noun

tiki

1. stick, rod

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English tick.

Noun

tiki class IX (plural tiki class X)

1. tick mark, check mark (✓)

   Synonym: alama ya vema

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

tiki

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) completely (in the context of tiredness)

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from English tickey.

Noun

tíki class 1a (plural bótíki class 2a)

1. tickey

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈti.ki]

Verb

tiki

1. (transitive) to cane someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of tiki

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totiki	fotiki	mitiki
2nd person		notiki	nitiki
3rd person	masculine	otiki	itiki yotiki (archaic)
	feminine	motiki
	neuter	itiki

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Yámana

Verb

tiki

1. to see