"hiku" meaning in Maori

See hiku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *siku (“extremity, tail, end”) (compare with Tahitian hiʻu, Tongan hiku) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”) (compare with Malay siku (“elbow”)) Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*siku|t=extremity, tail, end}} Proto-Polynesian *siku (“extremity, tail, end”), {{cog|ty|hiʻu}} Tahitian hiʻu, {{cog|to|hiku}} Tongan hiku, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*siku|t=elbow}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”), {{cog|ms|siku|t=elbow}} Malay siku (“elbow”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} hiku, {{mi-noun}} hiku
  1. tail
    Sense id: en-hiku-mi-noun-DGL4du8d Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. rear, end
    Sense id: en-hiku-mi-noun-byImndGR Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. apex (of a leaf)
    Sense id: en-hiku-mi-noun-SDdNjdHq Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hikuhiku, kihukihu
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      "word": "hikuhiku"
    },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *siku (“extremity, tail, end”) (compare with Tahitian hiʻu, Tongan hiku) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”) (compare with Malay siku (“elbow”))",
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "rear, end"
      ],
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        ],
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          "end"
        ]
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "apex (of a leaf)"
      ],
      "id": "en-hiku-mi-noun-SDdNjdHq",
      "links": [
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          "apex",
          "apex"
        ],
        [
          "leaf",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiku"
}
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    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hikuhiku"
    },
    {
      "word": "kihukihu"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "hiʻu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian hiʻu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "hiku"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan hiku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*siku",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *siku (“extremity, tail, end”) (compare with Tahitian hiʻu, Tongan hiku) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”) (compare with Malay siku (“elbow”))",
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      ],
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        [
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rear, end"
      ],
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        [
          "rear",
          "rear"
        ],
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "apex (of a leaf)"
      ],
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          "apex",
          "apex"
        ],
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          "leaf",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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