"tuki" meaning in Maori

See tuki in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Hawaiian kuʻi, Tongan tuki) from Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk ultimately onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*tuki}} Proto-Polynesian *tuki, {{cog|haw|kuʻi}} Hawaiian kuʻi, {{cog|to|tuki}} Tongan tuki, {{inh|mi|map-pro|*tuktuk}} Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} tuki, {{mi-noun}} tuki
  1. pestle Derived forms: tukituki
    Sense id: en-tuki-mi-noun-Nxs9u24w Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Cooking Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 43 39 Disambiguation of Cooking: 29 22 24 25

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Hawaiian kuʻi, Tongan tuki) from Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk ultimately onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*tuki}} Proto-Polynesian *tuki, {{cog|haw|kuʻi}} Hawaiian kuʻi, {{cog|to|tuki}} Tongan tuki, {{inh|mi|map-pro|*tuktuk}} Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} tuki, {{mi-verb}} tuki
  1. to ram, to pound, to pestle
    Sense id: en-tuki-mi-verb-CBq~6FAW Categories (other): Cooking Disambiguation of Cooking: 29 22 24 25
  2. to punch Synonyms: moto, meke
    Sense id: en-tuki-mi-verb-aiiDZeWf Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Cooking Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 43 39 Disambiguation of Cooking: 29 22 24 25
  3. to bunt
    Sense id: en-tuki-mi-verb-eIybzHJB Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Cooking Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 43 39 Disambiguation of Cooking: 29 22 24 25
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    },
    {
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        "1": "haw",
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      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian kuʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Tongan tuki",
      "name": "cog"
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      },
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        "1": "mi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
        "f4accel-form": "passive",
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      "expansion": "tuki",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 22 24 25",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Cooking",
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        }
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      ],
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        [
          "ram",
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        [
          "pound",
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        ],
        [
          "pestle",
          "pestle"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "29 22 24 25",
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      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "punch",
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        {
          "word": "moto"
        },
        {
          "word": "meke"
        }
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          "_dis": "29 22 24 25",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bunt"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "bunt",
          "bunt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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      "expansion": "Hawaiian kuʻi",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Tongan tuki",
      "name": "cog"
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Hawaiian kuʻi, Tongan tuki) from Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk ultimately onomatopoeic.",
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        "3": "",
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          "_dis": "10 8 43 39",
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          "_dis": "29 22 24 25",
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        }
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        "pestle"
      ],
      "id": "en-tuki-mi-noun-Nxs9u24w",
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        [
          "pestle",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tuki"
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    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori verbs",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
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        "2": "tuki"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan tuki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "mi",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*tuktuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Hawaiian kuʻi, Tongan tuki) from Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk ultimately onomatopoeic.",
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        "10": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
        "f4accel-form": "passive",
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      },
      "expansion": "tuki",
      "name": "head"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tuki",
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        "to ram, to pound, to pestle"
      ],
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        [
          "ram",
          "ram"
        ],
        [
          "pound",
          "pound"
        ],
        [
          "pestle",
          "pestle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to punch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "punch",
          "punch"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "moto"
        },
        {
          "word": "meke"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to bunt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bunt",
          "bunt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tuki"
}

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    "Maori lemmas",
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    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori verbs",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
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      "word": "tukituki"
    }
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    },
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        "2": "tuki"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Hawaiian kuʻi, Tongan tuki) from Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk ultimately onomatopoeic.",
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        "1": "mi",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tuki",
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  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pestle"
      ],
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        [
          "pestle",
          "pestle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tuki"
}

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