kīkī

See also: kiki, Kiki, and ki-ki

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːˈkiː/, [tiːˈtiː]

Etymology 1

Reduplication of kī (“to shoot”).

Verb

kīkī

  1. (firearms) to shoot
  2. to spout
Derived terms
  • hoʻokīkī (causative)
  • kīkī māka (“target shooting”)
  • Waikīkī (literally “spouting water”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *tii-tii "species of seabird". Cognate with Maori tītī (“muttonbird”).

Noun

kīkī

  1. A bird resembling the plover.

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kīkī”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
  • kīkī in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
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