matikuku

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *matikuku.

Verb

matikuku

1. nail, hoof
2. claw, talon
   • 2021, “Hatupatu”, performed by Alien Weaponry:

     Matikuku aneane, ka hopu ki ahau (Ki ahau!)

     Sharp claws snatch at me (At me!)

References

• “matikuku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.