"toki" meaning in English

See toki in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtəʊki/, /ˈtoʊki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-toki.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tokis [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊki, -oʊki Etymology: From Japanese 朱鷺 (toki). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|朱鷺|tr=toki}} Japanese 朱鷺 (toki) Head templates: {{en-noun}} toki (plural tokis)
  1. A Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).
    Sense id: en-toki-en-noun-7-uH6f2J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Ibises and spoonbills, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 3 0 0 24 9 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 1 1 3 0 7 16 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 0 0 22 9 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 5 0 6 0 1 15 8 0 1 0 1 0 0

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