"moai" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmoʊ.aɪ/ Audio: En-moai.oga Forms: moai [plural], moais [plural]
Etymology: From Rapa Nui mo'ai (“statue, figurine”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|rap|mo'ai||statue, figurine}} Rapa Nui mo'ai (“statue, figurine”) Head templates: {{en-noun|moai|s}} moai (plural moai or moais)
  1. One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Derived forms: road moai Related terms: 🗿, ahu (english: the stone platform of the moai) Translations (stone statue on Easter Island): моа́и (moái) [plural] (Bulgarian), moai [masculine] (Catalan), 摩艾石像 (mó'ài shíxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), moai (Finnish), Moai [masculine] (German), モアイ (moai) (Japanese), 모아이 (moai) (Korean), moai [masculine] (Portuguese), moái [masculine] (Spanish), moai [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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