kuʻi

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ʔi/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Maori tuki, Tongan tuki)[1][2] from Proto-Austronesian *tuqtuq ultimately onomatopoeic.[3]

Verb

kuʻi

  1. to pound, to strike
  2. to jam in
  3. to churn (of butter)
  4. to forge (of steel)
  5. to punch, to box
    Synonym: moko
  6. (of sound) to clash, to boom
Derived terms

Noun

kuʻi

  1. pestle
  2. boxing
    Synonyms: moko, mokomoko

Etymology 2

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

Verb

kuʻi(transitive)

  1. to join, to unite
  2. to stitch
  3. to splice
Derived terms
  • hoʻokuʻi (causative)
  • kuʻina (“joint”)

Verb

kuʻi

  1. (stative) conjoined, convergent

Noun

kuʻi

  1. seam

Etymology 3

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

Verb

kuʻi

  1. (stative) artificial

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kuʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 174
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tuki.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 270-1
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