kikokiko

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of kiko (dot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.koˈki.ko/, [ti.koˈti.ko]

Verb

kikokiko

  1. (stative) dotted, spotted, speckled
  2. (transitive) to dot, to discolor with spots
  3. (transitive) to nibble, to peck at
  4. (transitive) to type

Derived terms

  • kikokiko hua (typist)
  • mīkini kikokiko (typewriter)

Further reading

Maori

Etymology 1

Reduplication of kiko.

Noun

kikokiko

  1. flesh, meat

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

kikokiko

  1. malevolent, malicious

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kiko, kikokiko”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 138
  • kikokiko” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.