kutikuti

Maori

Etymology

Reduplication of kuti (“to cut”).

Noun

kutikuti

  1. scissors, shears, clippers

Verb

kutikuti

  1. To cut with scissors etc

Derived terms

  • kaikutikuti (“shearer”)

Further reading

  • “kutikuti” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly corruption of Spanish cocote (“occiput”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kutikuˈti/ [kʊ.t̪ɪ.xʊˈt̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ku‧ti‧ku‧ti

Noun

kutikutí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜒᜃᜓᜆᜒ) (anatomy, Bataan)

  1. occiput; back of the skull or head
    Synonyms: kukote, kaimutan

Further reading

  • “kutikuti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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