ma'ikuku

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *maqi-kuku. Cognates include Hawaiian māiʻuʻu and Maori maikuku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌma.ʔi.ˈku.ku/
• Hyphenation: ma‧'i‧ku‧ku

Noun

ma'ikuku

1. claw, nail

Synonyms

• akikuku

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 199