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hoka

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See also: hȫka

English

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Etymology

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From Maori [Term?].

Noun

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hoka

  1. (New Zealand) Synonym of red codling

Japanese

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Romanization

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hoka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほか

Maori

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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hoka

  1. to soar, fly
  2. to lift; to hold aloft

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Oceanic *soka “to pierce, to stab”.[1][2]

Verb

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hoka

  1. to pierce
  2. to point or project sharply upwards
  3. to taper to a sharp point
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “hoka.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 265

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “hoka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 66-7
  • “hoka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Pangutaran Sama

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Adjective

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hoka

  1. spacious; roomy; big

Sotho

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Verb

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hoka

  1. to attach, to hook
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