"moyai" meaning in English

See moyai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: See moai. The interjection is derived from the Unicode systematic name for the emoji, Moyai.
  1. (Internet slang) Used to indicate humor, embarrassment, confusion, or surprise at something. Tags: Internet Synonyms: 🗿
    Sense id: en-moyai-en-intj-F2AmGTQ7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: moyai [plural], moyais [plural]
Etymology: See moai. The interjection is derived from the Unicode systematic name for the emoji, Moyai. Head templates: {{en-noun|*|s}} moyai (plural moyai or moyais)
  1. Rare spelling of moai. Tags: alt-of, rare Alternative form of: moai
    Sense id: en-moyai-en-noun-kl8soIxy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: moyai [plural], moyais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese モヤイ (moyai) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|モヤイ|tr=moyai}} Japanese モヤイ (moyai) Head templates: {{en-noun|*|s}} moyai (plural moyai or moyais)
  1. A form of stone statue built in Niijima, Japan.
    Sense id: en-moyai-en-noun-AfExeqzy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 37 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 15 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 30 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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