turaki

Mangarevan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak.

Verb

turàki

1. to turn upside down; to reverse
2. to throw down; to hurl down

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki (compare with Tahitian turaʻi, Samoan tulei and Tongan tulaki), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak (compare with Malay tolak, Iban tulak “to push, to reject”, Tagalog túlak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.ra.ki/, [tʉ.ɾɐ.ki]

Verb

turaki (passive turakina)

1. to push over
2. to oppose
3. to overthrow

Related terms

• ue
• tute
• tūrakitanga

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “turaki”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 537
• “turaki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tuamotuan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak.

Verb

turaki

1. to turn upside down