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, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.ra.ki/, [tʉ.ɾɐ.ki]

Verb

turaki (passive turakina)

1. to push over; to overthrow; to oppose

Related terms

• tūrakitanga

References

• “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