"moai" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmoʊ.aɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moai.wav [Southern-England] Forms: moai [plural], moais [plural], mo'ai [alternative], moyai [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Rapa Nui mo'ai (“statue, figurine”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|rap:mo'ai<t:statue, figurine>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "statue, figurine", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Rapa Nui", "term" : "mo'ai", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "rap" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "moai", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="moai"> Borrowed from Rapa Nui mo'ai (“statue, figurine”). Head templates: {{en-noun|*|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), ᎼᎢ (moi) (Cherokee), 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

Alternative forms

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